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Lapsi, Fada ni Lapsi, Gujarati Broken Wheat Dessert Recipe, Lapsi Sweet Recipe
Tarla Dalal
16 December, 2024
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lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | with 20 amazing images.
One of the most well-known of Gujarati desserts, Lapsi (fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera) is a very appealing sweet dish of roasted and cooked broken wheat sweetened with sugar and flavoured pleasantly with cardamom powder. Roasting the broken wheat in ghee gives the Gujarati broken wheat sweet a rich brown colour, intense aroma and nice flavour.
Occasion or puja at home and want to make something luscious? Here we have a perfect Indian sweet recipe that is lapsi. Lapsi translates to bulgar wheat.
Broken wheat or bulgur wheat also popularly known as fada or dalia (daliya) is very healthy as compared to rice or any other grain. It is rich in iron, fibre, magnesium and many minerals.
dalia sheera is made with minimum of ingredients like dalia, sugar, cardamom and ghee which are easily available at home. This lapsi can also be made in a Pressure Cooker.
To make lapsi, heat the ghee in a non-stick kadhai, add the broken wheat, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till it turns golden brown in colour, while stirring continuously or it may burn. Add 2 cups of warm water, mix well and cook on a high flame till the water starts boiling. To make it even creamier you can add milk instead of water. Cook on a slow flame for 15 to 17 minutes or till the broken wheat is almost done, while stirring continuously. Add the sugar and cardamom powder, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the ghee separates, while stirring continuously. Serve Gujarati broken wheat sweet hot garnished with almond and pistachio slivers.
My mother adds whole spices like cloves and cinnamon to perk up fada ni lapsi. If you make this broken wheat dessert in advance, before serving add 2 tbsp of milk to the lapsi , mix well and reheat it for 2 minutes. I use make this for my kids as lapsi is super healthy and I substitute sugar with jaggery to makes it healthier.
Although lapsi is a traditional Indian sweet recipe, it has a timeless appeal and is much-loved by both adults and children. This is one of the sweets that is commonly made during festivals in Gujarati households. You can also try other such traditional sweets like the Coconut Sheera and Kaju Kopra Sheera.
Enjoy lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
Lapsi, Fada ni Lapsi, Gujarati Broken Wheat Dessert Recipe recipe - How to make Lapsi, Fada ni Lapsi, Gujarati Broken Wheat Dessert Recipe
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
35 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Lapsi
1/2 cup broken wheat (dalia)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
3 tbsp ghee
For The Garnish
a few almond (badam) slivers and
Method
For lapsi
- To make lapsi , heat the ghee in a non-stick kadhai, add the broken wheat, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till it turns golden brown in colour, while stirring continuously.
- Add 2 cups of warm water, mix well and cook on a high flame till the water starts boiling.
- Cook on a slow flame for 15 to 17 minutes or till the broken wheat is almost done, while stirring continuously.
- Add the sugar and cardamom powder, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the ghee separates, while stirring continuously.
- Serve the lapsi hot garnished with almond and pistachio slivers.
Handy tip:
- If you make the lapsi in advance, before serving add 2 tbsp of milk to the lapsi, mix well and reheat it for 2 minutes.
Lapsi, Fada ni Lapsi, Gujarati Broken Wheat Dessert Recipe, Lapsi Sweet Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal
Lapsi, Fada ni Lapsi, Gujarati Broken Wheat Dessert Recipe recipe with step by step photos
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- Broken wheat or bulgur wheat also popularly known as fada, lapsi or dalia (daliya) is very healthy as compared to rice or any other grain. It is rich in iron, fibre, magnesium and many minerals. You can read more about the health benefits in this article of benefits of dalia. You can easily substitute rice, rava with fada and make a wholesome bowls of khichdi, upma, salads etc. Like lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | then here are some popular recipes using broken wheat:
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What is lapsi made of? See below image of list of ingredients for Lapsi.
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To make lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet |, heat the ghee in a non-stick kadhai. My mother adds whole spices like cloves and cinnamon to perk up fada ni lapsi.
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Once the ghee is hot, add broken wheat. Try using coarse broken wheat to make fada ni lapsi, the finer version is used to make kansar.
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Mix well and cook on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till it turns golden brown in colour, while stirring continuously. It is very important to stir continuously while roasting otherwise the lapsi will burn.
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Add 2 cups of warm water. To make it rich and creamy, make use of milk instead of water for cooking.
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Mix well and cook on a high flame till the water starts boiling.
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Cook on a low flame for 15 to 17 minutes or till the broken wheat is almost done, while stirring continuously. You can even prepare lapsi in a pressure cooker, to know how to check out this recipe lapsi. As the broken wheat gets roasted, you will get a nice toasted aroma. Open the lid once or twice in between to stir and prevent lapsi from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Also, if the water dries out and dalia is not cooked then add some more warm water
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Add sugar. You can even make use of jaggery to make lapshi.
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Add cardamom powder to enhance the flavour of cracked wheat sheera.
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Mix well and cook on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the ghee separates, while stirring continuously or until the broken wheat is cooked and tender. Our lapsi | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | is ready!
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Serve lapsi | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | hot garnished with almond and pistachio slivers. If you make this broken wheat dessert in advance, before serving add 2 tbsp of milk to the lapsi, mix well and reheat it for 2 minutes. Garam Golpapdi, Kaju Kopra Sheera & Mango Custard are some other popular Gujarati sweets from our huge collection of Gujarati mithai. Gujarati Sweet Mithai Recipes.
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To make lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet |, heat the ghee in a non-stick kadhai. My mother adds whole spices like cloves and cinnamon to perk up fada ni lapsi.
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- Q. Can i use Jaggery in Fada ni Lapsi instead of sugar? Yes, you can use 5 tbsp jaggery instead of sugar.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 247 cal |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 37.4 g |
| Fiber | 0.3 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 0.8 mg |
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Varun chheda
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks for info. Healthy and tasty Indian food.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Varun, We are happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out.. Happy Cooking !!
Utkarsh Vyas
March 13, 2025, midnight
Earlier at Diwali I hv tried first time and though it was my first batch my daughter loved it so much...n today she request me for the same and being father can''t ignore it ...so took second batch..n truely improved...n easy too...
Deepti Mohanty
March 13, 2025, midnight
Superb, easy and so quick!!! Wanted to make something sweet and hd the dalia since some time.....end was amazing....thanku for this sweet recipe!!!
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Deepti, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!
Anil D Ashar
March 13, 2025, midnight
I used semisolid jaggery instead of sugar.I followed the steps well and it was nice to taste.
Maya
March 13, 2025, midnight
Rashmi hate
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hutokshi
March 13, 2025, midnight
Sushma
March 13, 2025, midnight
It was a delight to make and delicious to eat. This will definitely become my go to sweet to make on a short notice. Thank you!
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sushma, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!
Sonal Modi
March 13, 2025, midnight
Aryan
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can I add gud ( jaggery) instead of sugar
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Aryan, yes you can use jaggery. Add 5 tbsp roughly chopped jaggery instead of sugar.
Subhash sangle
March 13, 2025, midnight
Behaad khubsoort aur swadhist mithai hai yeh
Meera Sampat
March 13, 2025, midnight
Very easy n heathy receipe thanks for making cooking easy n interesting ????
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Meera, Thank you very much for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out. Happy Cooking !!
Archana M
March 13, 2025, midnight
A great sweet delicacy.. a little effort.. but worth it.. The flavour of the ghee can be enjoyed in every bite.. this has to enjoyed while it is warm.. I made this for a sunday lunch.. and everybody relished.. it..
shreya_the foodie
March 13, 2025, midnight
Broken wheat cooked in sugar and ghee. Love the taste of Elaichi in this fabulous dessert. Our kids loved it.
Healthy Eating
March 13, 2025, midnight
Fab taste. Cardamom and and broken wheat combine to make an awesome Indian dessert. Eat in small portions.
N jain
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi N Jain , we are delighted you loved the Lapsi recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Hutokshi
March 13, 2025, midnight
Very easy as the receipe is explained step by step. Relished it. Thank you Tarla madam.
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