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Home » Desserts » Sooji ka halwa

Sooji ka halwa

Mar 24, 2018 · 2 Comments

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Sooji ka halwa or semolina halva is one of the easiest and most loved desserts. It is simple to cook and most kids love it. You may call it by any name sooji jo sheero or sooji halva in the north or rava kesari, rava halva or rava sheera in the south or just sheera in western India. It is a great eggless dessert which can be made with or without nuts.

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  • Why is it so popular and when do we eat this?
  • how to make sooji halva? (video recipe)
  • Ingredients
  • Instructions
  • Sooji ka halwa -semolina halwa recipe
  • Top tip
  • Variations
  • Storage
  • Different types of halwa recipes

suji halwa

Why is it so popular and when do we eat this?

Soft texture ensures it is easy to chew for both aged and young. Also, you can make it fast, if guests are coming at a short notice guests. Usually ,we serve it as prasad on Satyanarayan Pooja  every Poornima or Ekadashi. We also serve it during the kanchake udyapan of ashtami/navmi Navratri vrat. It is a great combination for breakfast with poori or fried flatbread. You can also serve it with kala channa or aloo/potato curry. You can make it during travel and carry it with you for train journeys. 

how to make sooji halva? (video recipe)

Ingredients

  • Rava/semolina
  • Sugar
  • Ghee
  • Milk+water each
  • Cardamom powder

Instructions

  • Heat the pan and dry roast semolina in it until slightly brown. Keep stirring so that it doesn't burn.
  • Add ghee to this and mix well until brown.
  • Add cardamom powder, sliced almonds optionally.
  • Now add the water+milk mixture & sugar.
  • Stir continuously until you get a sheera like consistency.
  • Garnish with more nuts as per your taste.Serve hot as a dessert or with poori fried flat bread, potato curry for breakfast.

Suji halwa step wise

sooji halwa with sugar
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Sooji ka halwa -semolina halwa recipe

Sooji halwa is an easy sweet best paired with sookhe kale channe and poori.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: semolina pudding, sooji halwa, suji halwa
Servings: 4
Author: bhavana bhatia

Equipment

  • frying pan

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup ghee or clarified butter/oil if vegan
  • ½ cup sooji or semolina
  • 1.5 cup milk+water mixture/water if vegan
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon elaichi or cardamom powder
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat the pan and dry roast semolina in it until slightly brown.
  • Keep stirring so that it doesn't burn.
  • Add ghee to this and mix well until brown.
  • Add cardamom powder,sliced almonds.
  • Now add the water+milk mixture & sugar.
  • Stir continuously until you get a halwa like consistency.
  • Garnish with more nuts as per your taste.
  • Serve hot as a dessert or with poori fried flat bread,potato curry for breakfast.

Notes

Note: You may add cashews,raisins as well for garnish.
You may also use plain water instead of milk water mixture.
Re-heat for 5 minutes with few drops of water to eat it next day.

Top tip

Roast semolina well to get a great texture. If the semolina is still raw, it will not get a good color once done.

Variations

  • You can also make sheera with jaggery. Click here to see the recipe.
  • Garnish sheero with nuts and raisins optionally. If you fry them in ghee or butter they taste even better. You can add cashews, almonds & pistachios. The goodness increases multi-fold. Dig in!

Storage

Store it in refrigerator. Heat whenever you wish to eat it.

Different types of halwa recipes

Need more sheera recipes? Try these.

  • Gur ka halwa/jaggery based sooji halva
  • Moong dal halva
  • Gajar halwa/carrot halva
  • Pumpkin halwa
  • Sama halva
  • Karachi halva
  • Aate ka halwa

Click here to see more Indian sweet recipes. Also, click here to see more recipe videos.

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  1. Jasmine Khanna says

    October 17, 2018 at 5:18 am

    When to put the sugar u completely missed out the major step

    Reply
    • Gaurav says

      October 19, 2018 at 12:09 pm

      Yes Jasmine, it was missed, which we have now updated. Thanks for your comments.

      Reply

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