Baklava
A short home-style guide to Baklava. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Filo (phyllo) pastry (Filo pastry)No filo (phyllo) pastry? Use thin roti or puff pastry.
- Dry fruit and nuts (Meva)No dry fruit and nuts? Use almonds, raisins or any nuts you have, or skip.
- Butter (Makhan)No butter? Use ghee or oil.
- Sugar (Cheeni)No sugar? Use jaggery (gur) or honey, added gradually.
Method
- Layer filo sheets brushed with melted butter with crushed nuts in the middle.
- Bake until golden and pour cool sugar syrup over the hot baklava.
Not for the air fryer. It is too big for most air fryer baskets. Use the oven.