Sooji Halwa
January 27th, 2007 filed under Desserts
Sooji Halwa is a very popular sweet dish all over India and is made on religious occasions, as parsad (offering to God). After prayer Halwa is served to devotees as a blessing.
Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sooji (rava, semolina flour)
- 1/4 cup ghee (clear butter)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2cup water
- Pinch of cardamom powder
- 1 tablespoon sliced almonds for garnish
Method:
- Boil the water with sugar, and cardamom powder in a pan over low medium heat. Bring to a boil and Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Add sooji and roast to golden brown color; stirring constantly this will take about 5 to 8 minutes. Sooji will be golden brown in color and will have a light sweet aroma.
- Add the syrup slowly, as you add the syrup to sooji water will splatter.
- Turn down the heat to medium low and let it cook for about 2-3 minutes.
- Sooji will absorb the water, as the Halwa cools so keep Halwa a little more softer then you want.
- Garnish with almonds.
Serving suggestion:
- Serve hot for best taste. If you like, garnish with shaved pistachio, almonds or shredded coconut.
- For breakfast serve with aloo poori.
Variations:
Instead of water add 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water and keep Halwa a little thicker. Pour the Halwa on a greased plate, keep it about 1/2 inch thick. Garnish with shaved almonds or pistachio or shredded coconut, and let it cool for about a half an hour. Cut the Halwa in square or diamond shapes like burfee.
hi aunty …….can u please teach me how to prepare malpuva ………..
Happy Diwali Manjula Aunty,
Thank you for this Halwa Recipe.I will make it tomorrow for Diwali Pujan.
Namaste Manjula,
After trying to make quiet a few Sooji Halwa with out being auccessfull, i came across your website, and almost immediately i had a feeling i’ve arrived to the right place.
So, i tryed your method of Sheera,
and it came out just right. both taste and texture.
So good!
BAHUT DHANYABAD!
Khushi
After you switch off gas, you can add a few teaspoons of whole milk to the halwa to give it a nice light color. That way, the halwa is cooked, but still has nice color.
hi manjula, i will surely try sooji halwa, can u tell me the brand & size of the vessel u used for making sooji halwa. it will be a gr8 help. thanks
Hello aunty,
My halwa came very good. My kids luved it. Thanks for ur recipe.
Arunadevi
Ms. Manjula. I love you and I love your recipes! You are so beautiful, sweet and lovable! My halwa came out perfectly. Thanks so much!