Baagh-Lava Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Baagh-Lava
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 500 g almonds
  • 250 g fine sugar
  • 500 g sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 150 -200 g flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup rose water

Directions:

  1. Mix milk, baking powder, oil and egg yolks.
  2. Add flour gradually while mixing.
  3. Mix the dough well for a few minutes.
  4. Pour in a plastic bag and leave for 2-3 hours.
  5. Peel and ground the almonds.
  6. Add fine sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
  7. Spread some flour on a table-top.
  8. Take a small ball from the dough and flatten into a sheet on the table-top as much as possible with a roller.
  9. Use a brush to remove the flour from the sheet.
  10. Place a box on the sheet and cut the sheet at 0.5 cm away from the edges of the box.
  11. Place the cut sheet at the bottom of the box.
  12. Repeat this procedure three times.
  13. Add the almond-sugar mix on top of the sheets to fill the box.
  14. Press using the back of a large spoon to obtain a flat surface.
  15. Spread a bit of rose-water on the mix.
  16. Cover with another three sheets of the dough.
  17. Cut along a grid.
  18. Heat up 150 grams of cooking oil and spread on top of the boxes.
  19. Add sugar to 1/2 cup of hot water and bring to boil.
  20. Add rose-water and continue boiling for 2-3 minutes. Keep this syrup warm.
  21. Pre-heat the oven to 300°F Place the boxes in the lower part of the oven and leave for 15-20 minutes.
  22. Remove and add a bit of the syrup.
  23. Return to a higher part of the oven and leave for another 15 minutes until Baagh-lava turns slightly golden.
  24. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
  25. Add a bit of syrup over Baagh-lava 2-3 times at 5 minute intervals.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1748.98 Kcal (7323 kJ)
Calories from fat 729.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81.04g 125%
Cholesterol 82.45mg 27%
Sodium 705.86mg 29%
Potassium 1039.24mg 22%
Total Carbs 241.84g 81%
Sugars 191.53g 766%
Dietary Fiber 15.98g 64%
Protein 33.69g 67%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 6.2mg 34%
Calcium 461mg 46%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 390.99 Kcal (1637 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.12g 125%
Cholesterol 18.43mg 27%
Sodium 157.8mg 29%
Potassium 232.32mg 22%
Total Carbs 54.06g 81%
Sugars 42.82g 766%
Dietary Fiber 3.57g 64%
Protein 7.53g 67%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.4mg 34%
Calcium 103.1mg 46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.9
    Points
  • 49
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top