Chironji Sweet

Name: Chironji Sweet
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Madhyapradesh)
Ingredients: 50g chironji (Buchanania lanzan) seeds; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp jaggery, grated; ½ tsp cardamom

🟢 Veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 73. Chironji Sweet recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥5 minCook

🕒10 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

50g chironji (Buchanania lanzan) seeds
1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp jaggery, grated
½ tsp cardamom

👩‍🍳 How to make Chironji Sweet

Roast chironji in ghee 2 minutes until golden and fragrant — they smell like almonds.
Add jaggery and cardamom, stir until melted and coating the seeds.
Serve warm or cool as a morning energy booster.

📖 Cultural notes

Chironji is MP's native nut — found in forests across the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, it is prized in Ayurvedic medicine and used in traditional sweet preparations at royal households and tribal communities alike. ---

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