Kansar - Sheera with Fada - Broken Wheat pudding - Daliya Sweet Dish

Kansar or Fada Sheera

This month was very hectic - in terms of the no. of visitors we had - generally our home could be likened to a very sleepy village or town - but the past few weeks you could compare it to a bustling metropolis....

I guess, visitors from the fair climes prefer to come when it is a bit cool here for them (winter for us here in Mumbai) - it makes their stay more comfortable - but this year it seemed that everyone we knew - friends & relatives had come at the very same time...

While it was fun to meet up with all - and we had rollicking parties every second day [as much as our creaking bones would allow :-)] - the biggest question was what do I prepare for each one of our visitors...what are their preferences ...likes, dislikes....

Yesterday T's b-i-l was to arrive in Mumbai...so some of his favourite veggies, dhebra, etc were planned ...and for dessert, I decided to make a sheera  from fada - that is broken wheat - or daliya as it is called, the actual name for this dish is Kansar -  pronounced like kasar...I think the 'n' sound is silent...but anyways when I looked up the net - I saw it was spelled as kansar...so that is what I have put up on my title...though I prefer to think of it as fada sheera.

Ok - so coming back to this dish - I have seen while it was being made in A'bad, by our very talented cook B...and read a few different recipes for the same - but I made it slightly differently...and I think it turned out pretty good (so did T's bil ), so I decided to post the recipe.

Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Biscotti...the word conjures up images of travel, exotic places, romance, intrigue...makes you wish you were all dressed up in a pretty frock(with frills & lace), gloves & hat...like you see in some old British movies...and sitting down to tea ...
The origin of biscotti ( which means twice baked ) is from Italy and it is from this that the English biscuit got it's name...though here it was refered to any biscuit and not particularly those that are twice baked.

Why is it that though it is our regular fare of dal-chawaal ( lentil-rice ) or chapati-subzi (flat bread and vegetable ), and curds ?...is what satisfies us most when we have it for lunch or dinner....it is when we talk of dishes from far away lands we feel as we have had something really good....words like pasta, enchilada, risotto, spaghetti, haka noodles...they all sound so sophisticated, romantic, and grand...like something special...

So anyways when I came upon this recipe of biscotti,  I could not resist trying it out...had been bookmarked it, but kept putting it off only cause I felt the whole process would be time consuming, making of the mix, then baking, waiting for it to cool, then cut it, and bake it again...
But surprisingly it was not that bad...blanching the almonds for this dish took more time, I think :-)...next time around the almonds will go in with the skin....in fact in oldtimes that was how they baked it...and in some modifications they also added some spice...so could try that too.

I saw a couple of recipes, one from Joy of Baking, and second adapted from it..in EasyCooking Blog...both amongst my favourites sites...decided to use that ....and of course as usual I made my own changes...and it turned out FAB !!! ..... using new lingo in the hopes that it will go with the word Biscotti... ha, ha, ha, ha...rather than my usual delicious or amazing...really do have to upgrade my vocab ...since the number of blogs are increasing, am finding it increasingly difficult to come up with new words to compliment the dishes...
Of course would love it if any of my tasters ( subjects ? ) could help with the words...but today after tasting this biscotti...the expression on T's face told more than words...and he went for seconds right away...and that told me that I had a hit on my hands...