Baklava - An Indian Milk Sweet In Sugar Syrup

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 28 mins

Ingredients

• 1 liter fresh milk
• 1/2 kg semolina (we call it "rava" in hindi)
• 200 g butter
• 500 g sugar
• 1 liter water
• 2 teaspoons orange rind
• 4 cups vermicelli
• 1 cup mixed nuts, chopped
• vanilla essence, as required

Recipe

• 1 heat a pan on medium flame.
• 2 add butter.
• 3 once it melts, add vermicelli to it.
• 4 stir-fry it until it turns golden brown.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 in an oven proof tray, spread half of the fried vermicelli.
• 7 in another pan, add the milk, essence and semolina.
• 8 mix it until the mixture is like a thick syrup.
• 9 add the chopped nuts.
• 10 cool it for 5 minutes.
• 11 pour it over the vermicelli spread in the tray.
• 12 allow it to set.
• 13 spread the rest of the vermicelli over it.
• 14 bake in an oven for 10-12 minutes or till the top browns.
• 15 in the pan, add the sugar, water and orange rind with a little vanilla essence.
• 16 when the syrup boils, cool it.
• 17 pour it over the vermicelli on top.
• 18 press on the sides so that the syrup is absorbed inside the sweet.
• 19 cut into equal sized squares.
• 20 serve warm.
• 21 if it remains, you can refrigerate it for 5 days, but make sure you warm it up in the oven before serving.
• 22 it has to be had"hot" to be relished!