Pakistanis are known for having a sweet tooth. There are a wide variety of desserts, sweetmeats, and confectionary items but some are still little known.
Andrassy is a famous sweet from the Punjab province popular in Lahore and Kasur. It is gradually losing its popularity, particularly in Karachi.
Andrassy is a sweet confectionary that is made with rice flour traditionally sweetened with gur (jaggery) but now increasingly with sugar.
A slight amount of milk along with semolina and cardamom powder is also used. The mixture is then refrigerated for several hours. Eventually, small rounded skillets are formed and fired in cooking oil.
It is then sprinkled with sesame seeds after being fired in cooking oil. They can be in many different shapes but round ones (Andrassy ki goli) is the most famous.
So if you are having a sweet craving, then Andrassy is one sweet confectionary that you must try out this week.
