1 large avocado, stoned and chopped
2 tbsp golden syrup, to serve (optional)
125²µ/4½´Ç³ú plain flour
100g/3½oz white urid dal, rinsed
1/3 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp ground cardamom
large pinch ground green cardamom
500g/1lb2oz caster sugar
100ml/3½fl oz organic maple syrup
oil, for deep-frying
200g/7oz raw shelled pistachios
150g/5½oz raw shelled green Iranian pistachio nuts (see tip)
600ml/20fl oz pistachio milk (as above)
200g/7oz raw shelled green Iranian pistachio nuts (see tip), half chopped
2 pinches saffron
¼ tsp sea salt
½ vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped