Char Magaz (Mewa) Candy Bar Healthy Recipe

Char Magaz is a combination of Almonds, Pumpkin seeds, Cantaloupe Seeds and Water melon seeds. Nuts and dried fruits make a a nutritional snack that can be eaten as any candy bar. It is specially good for persons seeking to gain weight.

Ingredients

Oats Mixture

1. Rolled oats: 2 cups
2. Sliced almonds: 1 cup
3. Watermelon seeds: ¼ cup
4. Cantaloupe seeds: ¼ Cup
5. Shelled pumpkin seeds: ¼ Cup
6. Wheat germ: ½ cup

Liquid Mixture

1. Honey: ½ cup
2. Jaggery (Gur) or Dark brown sugar: ¼ cup packed
3. Unsalted butter (1 oz): ¼ stick
4. Kewra (Screwpine essence): 2 teaspoons
5. Salt: ½ teaspoon

Final mixture

1. Chopped dried fruits (Choice one or more dried fruits such as Raisins, Apricots, Figs, Cherries): 2 Cups

Method

Step 1: Oats Mixture

Preheat oven to 350º F. In a no-stick cookie sheet, add ingredients 1 through 4. Mix and spread out evenly. Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

Step 2: Liquid Mixture

In a glass bowl, add ingredients 5 though 8. Microware on high for 45 second.
Step 3: Mix well. Microwave on high for 20 second. Mix again. Repeat this step if necessary till its is a warm paste.
Step 4: Once the Oat mixture is ready in step 1, turn down oven to 300º F.

Step 5: Final Mixture

Combine Oat mixture, Liquid mixture, and chopped dried fruits. Place the mixture in a baking pan, press it down evenly. Bake for 25 minutes at 300º F. Shut off heat and remove the pan.
Step 6: Let it cool to room temperature. With a sharp knife, cut it into candy bar shape, square, or diamonds.

Yogi's Notes

1. You can substitute Moong Crunch for Rolled oats. Normally, Moong Crunch is already salted, therefore eliminate salt from the Liquid Mixture.
2. You may substitute Watermelon seeds or Cantaloupe seeds with pine nuts, broken cashews to your liking.