SWEET BREAD COINS

Ingredients:

Bread Slices

Sugar - 2 cups

Water - 1 cup

Cardamoms - 4

Saffron - a pinch

Oil for frying

For Mawa:

Milk powder - 3 cups

Sugar - 1 cup

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 th tsp

Lime Juice or Vinegar

For Garnishing:

pistachios

Cherries

Method:

1. Cut the bread slices in a round shape using a cutter or a bottle lid.

2. Fry till gloden brown and crisp.

3. Make a thick syrup with sugar, water, saffron and cardamoms.

4. Mix 2 cups milk powder with 1 and 1/2 cups water and make paneer(cottage cheese) using vinegar or lime juice.

5. Drain and allow it to cool.

6. In a bowl, mix lightly -1 cup milk powder, the prepared paneer, 1 cup sugar, ghee and cardamom powder.

7. Spread it in a flat dish and microwave it for 3-4 minutes. (Mawa is ready)

8. Crumble this mawa and pour a few spoons of milk to make it of spreading consistency.

9. A few hours before serving, place the bread coins in a flat dish, pour the sugar syrup over them with a spoon and let them soak for about 1-2 hours or until they are softer.

10. Spread the mawa over them and garnish with pistachio powder .

11. For variation you can also garnish with a cherry.

Serve chilled.