About Badam Ki Jali at Aziz Bagh - Shahi Bakers & Sweets in 22-1-957 Azi jung Road, Noorkhan Bazaar, Hyderabad

Famous Aziz Bagh Badam-ki-Jali, Ashrafi and Various Fruits and Designs

Tasty and colorful delights prepared by none other than Farzana Ahmed. These Aziz Bagh specialties are prepared one at a time. The famous ‘Badam-ki-Jali’, ‘Ashrafi’, and fruit shaped desserts taste even better than they look in the pictures.

‘Badam-ki-Jali’, with its combination of almonds and sugar, has been a traditional desert for centuries' in the Aziz Bagh family. Besides the “Badam-ki-Jali, ‘Ashrafis’ (Gold Coin) replicas, fruit designs are also Aziz Bagh family traditional desserts.. These marvels are created out of a very simple but elegant recipe of Almonds and sugar, and the resulting 'dough' is quite flexible. Expert family members use this element to create fanciful figures.

These trays, prepared one at a time, and with the utmost care, are the favorite delights to many. These party delights are admired by everyone that tastes them.

The Jalis and Ashrafis derive its characteristic flavor from almonds and sugar in a specific ratio. Saffron is added to create a unique and elegant flavor. Various food colors and rose water are sometimes added to create a specific taste and effect.

They are traditionally made for special occasions, such as weddings, and birthdays. They are shaped into practically anything imaginable.

The recipe originally came from the Middle-East, and it was known as ‘lozina’, which is derived from the word, ‘لوز’ (lawz), the Arabic word for almonds.

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