Recipe of Suji ka Halwa, cooked with fine semolina, ghee, and sugar, is one of the most basic North Indian desserts. It’s quite simple to make and takes less than 30 minutes. It has a smooth and fluffy texture with such a sweet and nutty aroma.
Learn how to make traditional suji halwa in the halwai style. Suji ka halwa, also known as Sheera, is appropriate to serve after a meal. It can also be eaten as a dessert or with poori or paratha. (Step-by Step-Recipe)
About the Recipe of Suji ka Halwa:
Sooji Halwa is a traditional simple Indian dessert made of semolina, ghee, and sugar. With my easy-to-follow recipe, you can make excellent suji halwa.
Sooji halwa and kheer were two of my favorite treats as a kid. This halwa and kheer were cooked in a jiffy to celebrate the occasion, whether it was someone achieving good scores in their exams, a family member getting a promotion at work, festivals, or anything enjoyable.
Not only this, many times I have seen my Mom serving Suji Halwa for breakfast when they couldn’t find something else to make instantly.
You can make Suji halwa on the 9th day of Navratri festival along with dry Kala chana and pooris for kanjak pooja.
Suji halwa is prepared almost all across India and it is prepared differently in each household. But the method varies slightly from location to region, and it’s also known by several names. In Punjab, it’s known as Sheera, in Maharashtra as Rava Sheera, and in South India as Rava Kesari or Kesari Bhath.
Sooji ka halwa tastes best when it is served hot or at room temperature.
Why you should make this recipe?
It happens many times that we crave some sweets, but we really don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen. So what would you do? This simple to make Recipe of suji ka halwa is something you can make instantly.
So, if you see this Suji ka halwa is not only tasty, it is also –
- Easy to make the recipe
- Can be made with just a few basic ingredients
- Hassle-free instant dessert
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Basic Ingredients used to make this recipe:
Suji: Sooji or semolina is the key ingredient of this recipe. Make sure to use fine semolina to make the halwa.
Sugar: I have used raw sugar, but you can use whichever sugar you have available. To make this halwa healthy, you can replace the sugar with powdered jaggery.
Ghee: Halwa tastes best when made in ghee. So make sure, you use ghee only if you want to enjoy the real taste.
Nuts: I love lots of nuts in suji ka halwa. So I have used, two types of raisins, almonds, cashews, and pista. You can always use nuts of your own choice.
Other: You can add milk instead of water.
Sooji Halwa
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Semolina sooji
- 1/2 cup Ghee
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 10-12 nos Cashew nuts chopped
- 10-12 nos Almonds thinly chopped
- 12-15 nos Balck raisins
- 12-15 nos Normal raisins
- 12-15 nos Pista finely chopped
- 2 cups Water
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan over medium heat.
- When the ghee is hot, add chopped cashew and almonds and fry until golden brown.
- Once done remove them to a plate.
- Add black raisins and golden raisins, once you see the raisins have become pulpy take them out in a plate.
- Now add sooji and fry for about 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Keep stirring frequently to avoid the sooji from burning at the bottom of the pan.
- Add water and cook for about 3-4 minutes on low heat until all the water is absorbed and the sooji has softened.
- Add sugar and cook for another 3-4 minutes until the sugar is melted and the halwa is slightly brown in color.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- At this stage, halwa will be of dropping porridge-like consistency but you will see that within 5-10 minutes, it will become firm and grainy in texture.
- Garnish with some cashew, almonds, raisins and pista, serve hot or at room temperature.
Notes
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