Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Sheera/ Sooji Halwa/ Semolina Halwa

Ingredients:

2 cups fine semolina (sooji/ rawa)
1 tbsp ghee
1.5-2 cups sugar
1.5 cups milk
1 tsp cardamom powder
7-8 almonds
7-8 cashews and raisins (optional)

Method:


  • Soak the almonds for an hour. Peel and slice them.
  • Heat the ghee in a pan. Roast the semolina in the ghee for 5-7 minutes until it becomes more ivory in colour rather than the white.
  • Pour the milk in the roasted semolina and stir well.
  • Let it cook for 3-4 minutes until it starts becoming sticky.
  • Add the sugar and stir well.
  • Add the cardamom powder, the sliced almonds and garnish with cashews and raisins, if wanted.
  • Serve hot.

2 comments:

  1. For the unitiated, this sheera is also used as an offering to God during various poojas.

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