Kubani ka Meetha

Prep Time: 10min
Soak Time: 8hrs or Overnight
Cook Time: 20min
Total Time: 8hr 30min
Yield: 4-6 Servings

Ingredients

30 Unsweetened Dried Apricots (Pitted)
2 Cups Strained Water from the Soaked Apricots
1/3 Cup Sugar or add as required
1 Tblspn Almonds, sliced
1 Tblspn Apricot Nuts, sliced
4 Tblspn Fresh Cream (optional)

Directions

• Soak dried apricots in enough water for 8 hours or overnight. 

• After 8 hours, remove the soaked apricots from water & keep the soaked water aside.
• If using seeded apricots deseed them & keep hard kernels aside. Break the kernels & discard the hard shell. Slice the nuts & keep aside.
• Mash the soaked apricots with your hands or grind in a mixie jar into a coarse paste.
• In a sauce pan on a medium-low flame; add mashed apricots, strained water & cook for 20 minutes. 

• Add sugar & mix everything well (if the mixture looks dry add some more water). 

• Cook for another 5 more minutes & turn off the flame. Add almonds, apricot nuts & mix everything well.

• Serve warm or chilled in a serving bowl topped with fresh cream(optional).

Note: Store kubani ka meetha in an airtight container & stays fresh for a week when refrigerated.