Paal Poori (Sweet Poori)

Almonds 1/4 cup
Sweetened condensed milk
1 canEvaporated milk
1 can Rava
2 t.spoons Maida
2 cups Sugar
4 t.spoons Saffron 1/4 t.spoon
Edible camphor (Pacha kalpooram) optional
Kesar color a small pinch
Cooking oil for frying

Soak saffron in little cold milk, and keep it aside.Soak rava in little water for 10 minutes.Soak almonds in hot water for 1 hour. Peel skin and grind thealmond into a fine paste with 1 cup of milk instead of water.Boil evaporated milk, condensed milk, and almond paste for 10-15 minutes.

Add saffron, and kesar color to above and let it cool.Knead maida, soaked rava, and sugar into a nice dough, using somecold after. Make small puris (roll small balls and flatten them with a rolling pin and deep fry in oil) and soak the puries in the boiled milk mixture. Serve it cold/hot.

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