Ajmer

Sohan halwa in Ajmer

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Ajmer's own: cooked for hours in a copper pan and sold by weight from the shops beside the dargah.

Sohan halwa

Wheat sprouts, sugar and ghee cooked for hours in a copper pan until the mass turns amber and brittle, then set with almonds and pistachio. Ajmer's sweet, sold by weight from shops beside the dargah.

How it's eaten

It shatters rather than chews; ask for the plain version to taste the ghee.

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