Sooji Ka Halwa | Semolina Pudding
Best sooji (semolina) halwa, eat it as dessert or make it as prasad for Navratri, ready in less than 30 mins.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Semolina (Sooji)
- 1.5 Tablespoon Whole Wheat Flour
- 1.5 Tablespoon Gram flour / Besan
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3 Tablespoon Sugar Yes, Sugar is two times
- 2/3 Cup Ghee / Clarified Butter
- 3.5 Cups Water
- 1/4 Cup Cashews
- 1/4 Cup Raisins
- 2 Tablespoon Desiccated coconut
- 1 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- Few Strands Saffron
- 4 Tablespoon Milk Luke Warm
Instructions
- Chop cashews and soak the saffron strands in lukewarm milk. Add sugar to the water in a pan and put it for boiling, stirring occasionally. Once it gets first boil, switch off the flame.
- Heat ghee / butter in a pan over low-medium heat and roast the semolina for 7-8 minutes stirring continuously.
- Add gram flour and wheat flour now and roast again for 5 minutes. Add cashews.
- Keeping the flame to the lowest, slowly add sugar syrup to roasted semolina stirring continuously so that no lumps forms. Add all the syrup and mix it well. Add saffron soaked milk and stir. Increase the flame to medium now and stir it continuously as it will start thickening.
- After 5 minutes, add raisins and mix them.
- Once it reaches your desired consistency, add Cardamom powder and desiccated coconut. Mix them properly and switch off the flame.
- Serve hot and enjoy your "Sooji Halwa".
Notes
- Adding desiccated coconut is optional. You can skip adding it. Similarly you can add dry-fruits of your choice like Almonds, Chironji, and Pistachios.
- Always keep on stirring the halwa while adding sugar water, and keep on lowest flame as it bubbles up, be careful else you can end up getting hot drops on your hands.
- Keep in mind the consistency you want for your halwa, as it always thickens when gets little cold.
- You can always adjust the amount of sugar depending upon your taste. Here, in U.K. we get granulated sugar which is very fine, so have given the measurement based on that in the recipe above.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sooji Ka Halwa | Semolina Pudding
Amount Per Serving
Calories 527
Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 40mg13%
Sodium 21mg1%
Potassium 236mg7%
Carbohydrates 82g27%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 49g54%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 29IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 24mg2%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.