By Rajlakshmi
December 16, 2025
We wait all year for the tasty and nourishing foods that winter produce delivers. Let's not forget the comforting pinni, which is available year-round but especially during the winter. In India, pinni is mostly prepared in the northern regions to boost immunity and withstand the hard winter conditions.
¾ cups of urad dal 1 cup of ghee ¼ cup of semolina ¾ cups of mawa 10-20 cashews 10-20 almonds 2 tablespoons of edible gum 300 grams of sugar 2 teaspoons of cardamom powder
Soak the urad dal in water for 1-2 hours. Grind it into a paste. Set it aside.
In a mixing bowl, add the urad dal paste and the semolina. Mix it into one.
In a pan, heat some ghee. Roast the urad dal and semolina paste. Let it turn golden brown.
Remove and set it aside. In the same pan, roast the mawa until it is lightly browned.
Roast the dry fruits in the pan. Set it aside. In the same pan, add sugar and make a syrup.
Add all the mixtures to the sugar syrup. Add the ghee, mawa and cardamom powder. Let it all cool down.
Spread it out on a tray or plate. Cut into square pieces. Garnish with dry fruits.