Aalepak/ Aalyachya Vadya (Ginger Sweet Cubes)

“Aalepak” Whenever I hear the word , everytime I recall my childhood.  One hawker was calling loudly ………"Sardi khokala, zatakan mokala" means if you have cold & cough, eat Aalepak; you will get relief  quickly. Yes, that’s true, ginger is good for cough & cold.

Here is a simple recipe of my mother-in-law. See..... how perfectly she made this !!

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.  

  

Ingredients:

• Ginger, chopped - 1 cup (approx 125 gm)
• Sugar- 2 cups
• Milk with cream (Malai/sai) - ½  cup
• Clarified butter (ghee/tup)- 1 tsp

Method:

• First clean the ginger and remove the skin. Chop & grind the ginger in a blender with little water.
• Heat a nonstick pan or kadhai, put all the ingredients together. Let the sugar melt in the ginger moisture. Keep stirring continuously on low flame till mixture becomes thick.
• Coat a plate or square tray with ghee. Put the ginger mixture on this plate and spread evenly. Cut into pieces with the help of a sharp knife.  Let them cool. Store in an airtight container.