Khubani Ka Meetha ( Dry Apricot Sweet)

Khubani ka Meetha is one of the famous dessert recipe from Hyderabad, Telangana(India). Khubani Ka Meetha is very commonly served in marriages along with superbly delicious food. Khubani in english means dried Apricot. These dried apricots are round in shaped and contains seeds in it, so don't get confused with orange coloured dried apricot.These apricots are easily available at Indian grocery store.

Khubani Ka Meetha is one of the easiest simplest dessert to make using 3 ingredients.Apricots are soaked overnight and seeds are removed and cooked along with sugar.

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Level: easy
Soak time: overnight
Cook time: 20 mins

Serves: 4
Cup: 250ml

Ingredients

Apricots/Khubani: 250 gm
Sugar: 1/2 cup(or to taste)
water as required
Cream (as required while serving)

Directions

Soak Apricots overnight in water just covering them, they become double the size.
Don't discard the water.
Remove the seeds from apricots. Crack open the seeds and remover kernel.

Boil the apricots along with soaked water and add 1 cup of water and sugar to taste. Stir and Mash the apricots few times in between.Cook on medium heat till desired consistency is acquired.

You can blanch the kernels and remove skin and decorate while serving or you can add the kernels along with apricots and cook.
Serve the khubani with malai or cream or with ice cream.

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