Shimla Churma
Crumbled wheat bread mixed with ghee and jaggery. Shimla-style winter energy sweet eaten with dal.
Ise shimla choorma naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)
Main
- Ghee — 100 g (whole)
- sugar — 0.5 cup (whole)
- Jaggery — 100 g (whole)
- Atta (Chakki Fresh Whole Wheat) — 250 g (ground)
Method
- Gather and measure all ingredients for Shimla Churma: whole wheat flour (atta), ghee, jaggery, sugar and cardamom.
- Rub 2-3 tablespoons of the ghee into the whole wheat flour as moyan, add a little water, and knead into a stiff dough; shape into a few thick rounds.
- Cook the rounds on a low flame (roast on a griddle or shallow-fry in ghee) until deep golden and cooked through, then cool completely.
- Break the cooled rounds into pieces and grind or pound them into a coarse crumb (churma).
- Warm the remaining ghee, mix in the crumb with jaggery and sugar until melted and well combined, stir in crushed cardamom, then cool slightly and shape into laddus or serve warm.
Common questions
- Shimla Churma ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- शिमला चूरमा ko English mein Shimla Churma likhte hain.
- Ek plate Shimla Churma mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 211 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 20 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 10 min pakana.