Sooji Halwa
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.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sooji rava, semolina flour
- 1/4 cup ghee clarified butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 cup water
- 1/8 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tbsp sliced almonds for garnish
Instructions
- Boil the water with sugar, and cardamom powder in a pan over low medium heat. Bring to a boil and Set aside.
- Melt the ghee 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.
- Garnish with almonds.
Notes
Notes Sooji will absorb the water, as the Halwa cools so keep Halwa a little more softer then you want. Serving suggestion Serve hot for best taste. If you like, garnish with shaved pistachio, almonds or shredded coconut. For breakfast serve with paratha, aloo puri 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.
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Thanks for sharing such tasty suji halwa recipe i loved it. and i am learner of inventing different sweet recopies so keep posting such valuable blog posts.
Wow I will try this way thanks for recipes
Thank u. Very nice n simple.
Hi manjula aunty,
I love your website. It is awesome. My cooking has improved watching your videos. Thank you for sharing sooji halwa recepie.
Rakhi Poonia
Rakhi, Thank you
How do you fix the sooji halwa if its uncooked at the end? I mean you can feel some uncooked sooji when you eat it.
Jas, add more water and cook on low heat for about five minutes, that may help.
Hi manjula aunty..
Thank u so so much for this recipe. I wanted to try sooji kam halwa on my first month anniversary but was really scared if my husband would like it…. 😐
And you know what… He ate the whole of it 🙂 🙂 and complimented me big time announcing to everyone about this halwa. Thank you for the easy to follow recipe and simple ingredients which were available easily in the kitchen. Will try more recipes…. Love love 🙂
Namaste Manjula Ji,
I have been your fan from the day I had to my cooking.I was nervous I dint know any cooking before marriage.I had an opportunity to see your videos in youtube way back in 2008.I could easily learn from you.My paranthas are a copy of urs now.My family loves them.I have been a super flop in sooji halwa till today.I saw your post in fb and did it.I am so happy it turned out so well.
You are a great cook and all your dishes are so simple to follow. I wish you have a gr8 life.
Dear Manjula Auntie,
Thank you so much the Sooji recipes and the other recipes too. I love how you explain step by step in videos and the recipes itself that helps me a lot. You remind me of my mom.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Manjula Auntie,
Your recipes are the best. I call you my second mom because you help me with my Indian food when my mom doesn’t know the exact answer. Thank you for sharing your videos and I love your English. You’re as cute as you can be. We should definitely be friends – :).
Thank you Mataji Manjula! This is a delicious and lovely recipe which turns out very good every time. Though in my experience, a little more than 1/4th cup of ghee should be used so it is not too dry and browns easier.
I love your receipe with less ghee and sugar which is more tasty according to me.
Just finished up making this.. and yet again… absolutely superb !! Only thing i did differently was to
Increase the ghee a bit
Add a bit more sugar, also
Didnt fry the semolina as dark as yours
Added a bit of saffron infused in milk
Turned out just great .. thank you !!
Yes I too add a little more sugar. It is more tasty that way 🙂
I loved your Soji Halwa recipe and so does my husband since he has a large appetite for Indian sweets.:-) … The fact that this recipe is absolutely dairy free is a plus for us as we try to avoid dairy products /recipes.
Dear Vaishali,
Ghee is a dairy product. Halwa cannot be dairy free unless you have avoided ghee 🙂
Lol ???????????? yes ghee is dairy product..
U do n explain everything so neatly.n so passionately too …feel like
Mom is explaining.thanks n love you
I love the way you cook, it’s so clear and you make the best recipes out there. I’m not an Indian but I love Indian food and I’ve learned so much from you. Halwa is one of our food here in Afghanistan and I always wondered how to make it. Now I learned…thanks for sharing.
with Love <3
The recipie of yours are really delicious and its easy. I am from Burma your neighbour country. I found your web site on the internet and I like it very much. Keep it up and wish you all the best.
Thanks for sharing your Recipes! It has made it possible for me to learn to make all the foods I loved eating while in India. I have not been disappointed yet. <3
superb so nice but we don’t like cardamom powder.
Dear Manjula
I have done some cooking by following your recipies. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. You are doing a good service. I am now going to try the sooji halwa!
Thanks again
Sai Ram
Meera
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!
It tastes like water.
Sorry but this is not the best recipe I have tried.
I daily watch your videos you cook really nice before I don’t know how to cook but now I m going to perfect. You are a best cooker.
Thx a lot Aunty ji to help us like a g8 mom
Thanks for the recipe!
I made it today and it came out very yummy……
Loved it and enjoyed! :>
Smitha,
I like to use serrano pepper.
Serrano pepper in sooji halva???????
hello aunty…i tried making sooji halwa…the moment i put water in sooji mixture…it just splattered so much that it got lumps…i know u told that slowly and slowly but still had a prob…..help plz
I love your sweet dishes. thanks.
IT IS VERY GOOD SITE FOR ME,THANKS FOR ALL DISHES
i tired the Sooji Halwa and since then i have never been to the Halwai here in NY. it taste as good as i get from the local halwai, Thank you for sharing the recipes. God Bless
Hi aunty,
My halwa turned out a little bit dry and slightly hard. How do I rectify that ?
Amy,
Add hot water and heat on low heat until Halwa start bubbling.
thanks for the lovely recipe I just made this and it came out exactly the way I used to eat it when I was young… I love watching you make all the mithai I will definitely try them one at a time…I have made naan khatai with my Mum when I was young…do you know how to make poli? its like a crispy pastry in a half moon shape with coconut inside and til seeds, also if you could publish how to make dal roti’s, roti with the chana dal inside? thanks I am from south africa and really appreciate your website as I have no-one here in england to show me how to make all our traditional food thanks and keep it up, God bless.
I love your website and teaching method is so easy to watch and learn. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I’m very excited to try the recipes I have watched so far.
chill ppl v all know its a genuine mistake,errors do happn.!gr 8 wrk manjula!!keep those recipes coming!!!!!!
Hello Manjula,
The sweet looks delicious. I have seen many recipes, but yours looks delicious!!!! Just loved the way how simply you explained things. Thank you!
hi,
Instead of writing 2/3 cup of sugar you have written 1/3 cup of sugar.
Hi i have wondered how much you would calculate to set your blog graphic up on my blog for me, because i truly like the look of your weblog but i don’t know how to set such a sweet theme.
The ingredients wrongly mention 1/3rd cup of water and your demo mentions 3/4th request you to rectify the same. Thank you for the excellent recipe:)
Namastey Manjula ji,
I liked your presentation and smooth hand movements in making those dishes. I am sure, I will be able to surprise my wife and kids with your instructions. Wish you all the best and Very Happy Diwali.
Arvind Singh
Kitchener, Ontario
Dear Manjulaaunty
Hello Manjula aunty ji
Your recipes are so simple & nice, i love to watch them & do try them out. i an im ecuadour.
Really admire your efforts & it all shows how passionate you are about cooking.pls help me how to make chakli.
I Love you too much.
Thanks.
This recipe is pretty good except that it is low in sugar. Well, it may work in India (assuming that Indian cane sugar is sweeter than the stuff in US), but if you’re in US I recommend going with 1/2 cup of sugar – the same measure as for sooji.
Possible error? The written recipe is 1/3 cup sugar – the video says 3/4 cup.
Dear Manjulaaunty
Hello Manjula aunty
Your recipes are so simple & nice, i love to watch them & do try them out.
Really admire your efforts & it all shows how passionate you are about cooking.pls help me how to make malpuva
Love you
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Hello Majulaji
Great recipes on youtube, made so many recipes and enjoy with the family.I have question about the cookware you use . That stainless steel pot with lid you made saffron rice. Where can i buy that?
Hi Surekha, I baught the pan from Macys brand is Calphalon.
hello Manjula aunty, my parents really liked your website, and made the fruit cream and our friends and realitives really loved your fruit cream recipe.
hi manjula aunty
really like ur recipies, my parnts cook at a boarding school and when they leave i like aking sweet savouries and things like gajar halwa. i don know how to make much but my brother wanted gajar halwa i have never made i typed into google got ur website i followed ur recipe and i have never tastd anything any gajar halwa so tasty it was very nice thanks to U…. my parents came tasted it and now want me to teach them how i did it i showed them ur video and now they are going to make it ur way instead of their recipe…. i hope it turns out just as good…. i cant wait till i make ur other sweet dishes desserts during our month of ramadhan
Hello aunty
Can we use jaggery instead of suger, if yes then how much jaggery can b used in this recipe……..plzzzzzz reply soon
Hi Shamita,
Jaggery should taste ok, how much it is hard to say I have never used it but jaggery is not as sweet as suger so first try same quantity as sugar and add later more if needed.
hi Shamita
U can use half cup jaggery or 1 cup sooji. Hope it helps u.
Hi Manjula, could you please tell me the recipe of atte ka halwa.
Thanks
hallo Aunty , plz give me the proprotion for 2 cup of suji bcoz I will prepare it at the time of pooja .As quqntity is big I can not able to calculate how much sugar , milk & ghee required.
thanks
Multiply every thing four times it should work great.
Thank youu very much. you have a great knowledge.i love to eat indian food and my mom followed your yumi yumi recp. again thanks
In my previous message I meant to say “you make the process look so easy to do in your videos and they are “… sorry about the error. Thanks again Manjula.
Hello Manjula aunty,
I love watching your cooking videos.You make everything look so easy and interesting. My regards to you ,wish you a very Happy New Year.
Hello Manjula aunty
Your recipes are so simple & nice, i love to watch them & do try them out.
Really admire your efforts & it all shows how passionate you are about cooking.
Love you
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.
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
Namaste Manjula Aunty,
This site is amazing,i love it.Thankyou for all of ur hardwork,ihave tried ur Soozi halwa dessert(for prasadam to god) today because today is guru poornima,it is just fantastic,thankyou.
Namaste Auntyji,
I made your suji halwa yesterday as prasad after finishing my “sai satcharitra” reading.
It came out very very well. I am sure SaiBaba would have loved it too.
Auntyji, I am extremely fond of cooking and I love to cook new dishes for my husband.He loves this halwa & puri. So to add value, I made puris and aloo subzi too.
Halwa was for prasad, but puri was specially for my husband.
Thank you so much. 🙂
Manjula ji i tried your sooji halwa and it turned out good.
See the pic here in my blog and please do leave ur comments there…. would really love to hear from u….here goes the link
http://chutkibharpyar.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-time-to-celebrate-some.html
thanx
Shubha
Hello Manjula ji…
i tried ur sooji halwa today…. its under making now… and the recipe seemed so easy…. lets see how is the outcome… thanx for the recipe.. will post it in my blog with a link to ur site…. thank u
Shubha
Hello Charu it should be 1/3 cup sugar sorry for mistake
I had a quick question….I found your utube video for the sooji halwa and there it said 3/4 cup of sugar…your recipe above says 1/3 cup….I have all my ingredients out and ready to go but I am not sure of how much sugar to put…please help:)
Thanks
Charu
Yes you can add milk instead of water.
Thanks for the recipe. your recipe are simple and easy to make someone told me that milk can be added instead of water is it true?
hi,
i am nisha from london, i am vegetarian.
i enjoyed all the recipes u have shown on u r sight.
i will try to make gajjer ka halwa,
pls do show me the dudhi ka halva, and tal sankri..i am very keen to know how to make, so i can make here in london.
all the best.
nisha
Namaste Manjulaji,
I recently found your site while searching for some recipe. I love cooking. I am living in Switzerland at present. I enjoy to watch your recipes as they are without Oninon and Garlic. I tried out your sooji halwa recipe and it turned out to be great!
Thank you so much for all your recipes. I am going to try out all of them one by one.
I appreciate your work and the person behind the camera capturing all the details very well.
Dhanyawaad!
Rashi