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, Manjula aunty
I finally learned How to make delicious sooji Halwa with your video recipe. It came out very good and we enjoyed eating it. I like to watch your recipes and try them out. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work.
Namaste Manjulaji,
I just found your web site and the receips therein are delicious.. I tried out a few mainly the Suji halwa, yellow rice, and alloo gobi – turned out real lovely.
Thanks so much for sharing your receipes with us.
I have watched a friend make a similar dish but no water was added. It was made with cream of wheat. Do you know what the name of it could be?
Thank you
I enjoy your recipes.
Hi Manjula Aunty,
I have started to use your website for all my cooking.
It comes out quite professional. I had never cooked much before due to interest, much to my mom’s dismay.
Thank you for your website. My husband discovered it and we use it often !
Take Care,
Divya
Manjula-ji,
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made it for my husband’s birthday, and he was thrilled!!! It was so good he wants me to learn to cook by only using your Web site
I followed your directions and used 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup water, and put it in the microwave. The only thing I would suggest is that if using the microwave, gently stir the milk and sugar together before adding it to the sooji mixture as some of the sugar settles at the bottom.
Thank you so much!!!
This dish came out superbbbb!! Thanks so much for sharing all these with us. Please keep posting more.
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Hi Auntyji,
Can you please show me how to make Mohanthal? I have to prepare for diwali festival and want to take it to Temple? can u please show me?
hello Manjula-ji,
Today I tried making this halwa for prasad as Navratri has started. It has come out very well just like what you made. Didnt think it was this easy whenever someone made it..Thanks for the recipe.
Your recipes are great. It brings lot of good memories while I was growing up in
India. My mother used to prepare simillar dishes.
I appreciate your skill and effort to keep the Indian cuisine alive for the younger generation.
God Bless