Khubani ka Meetha | Apricot Delight | Khubani ka Meetha Recipe
Khubani ka Meetha is a popular dessert made with khubani or apricots, from Hyderabad cuisine.
Ingredients
- 200 grms Khubani or Apricots
- 150 grms Sugar
Instructions
- Soak khubani in water for about 8 to 10 hours.
- Once they soaked well they will turn into pulpy and tender.
- Cut open the fruit to separate the shell present in it.
- Like wise separate the shell from all the apricots/khubani.
- Gently break the shell to remove the almond-like seed.
- Keep them aside.
- They can be cooked well and cut open too. But it will take longer time.
- In a thick bottom pan, add the soaked khubani with the water.
- Add 1/2 cup water.
- Allow them to cook till they soft and mushy.
- Cook them in low to medium flame.
- Once it is cooked well and turns mushy, add sugar and let it melts.
- Add the seeds also and mix it well.
- Allow khubani ka meetha to cook till it attain jam-like texture.
- Serve warm or chill with custard, vanilla ice cream or as it is also.
Notes
Soaking khubani for 10 to 12 hours make the dessert faster.
We can cook them and discard the shell also, but would take longer time.
Add only 3/4th portion of sugar, as we serve it with ice cream or custard, to balance the sweetness.
Do not throw away the shells as the seed present gives nice crunchy flavour to the dish.
Need not add any cardamom powder, other dry fruits like cashew and almonds.