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Suji Ka Halwa (Semolina Pudding)

Suji Ka Halwa
ruchi

August 7, 2010

Suji Ka Halwa is probably the most popular Halwa in India. It’s made in every festival as a prasad. Here are some other halwa recipes, you may like:

Besan Ka Halwa recipe
Gajar Ka Halwa recipe
Moong Ki Dal Ka Halwa recipe
Sakarkand Ka Halwa recipe
Aate Ka Halwa recipe

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Fine Suji (Semolina) 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Ghee (clarified butter) 1/3 cup
Chopped badam (almonds) 2 tbsp
Kishmish (raisins) 2 tbsp
Kharbuje ke beej (shelled melon seeds optional) 2 tbsp
Choti elaichi (small cardamom) 1

Method

  1. Crush cardamom to a fine powder. Keep aside.

    2. Crush cardamom for suji ka halwa

  2. Chop almonds coarsely lengthwise and keep aside.

    3. Chop almonds for suji ka halwa

  3. Boil 3 1/2 cups of water and keep it on low heat.
  4. Roast suji in ghee till it’s dark brown on medium heat. Halwa tastes better if suji is really dark brown. Keep stirring it constantly otherwise it will burn.

    5. Fry suji for halwa

  5. Add almonds and roast for 2 more minutes.

    6. Add nuts to suji ka halwa

  6. Add melon seeds and roast for a minute. You will hear the seeds pop.

    7. Add nuts to suji ka halwa

  7. Add raisins, cardamom powder, sugar and boiling water.

    8. Add nuts to suji ka halwa

  8. Stir to mix everything. Keep stirring. Water will be quickly absorbed by suji. Be careful, sometimes suji and water lumps pop up a little. Once it’s pretty thick, turn off the heat.

    9. Suji Ka Halwa is ready

  9. Suji Ka Halwa is ready. Garnish with almonds and serve.

    10. Suji Ka Halwa is ready

Notes

  1. There are various grades of suji available in Indian stores. Make sure you buy the finest one for halwa.
  2. More ghee makes it more delicious. Add as much as you like.
  3. Saute suji very dark brown for best taste but be careful not to burn it. You will get the hang of it after a few times.
  4. This is a very popular sweet used as Prasad in pooja.
  5. I make this halwa when camping. I roast suji and dry fruits at home. Once they cool down, I add sugar and cardamom and store the mixture in a ziplock. Now at camp, I just boil water and add the suji mixture to it. Halwa is ready in 10 minutes.
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