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Suji Halwa

Nov 5, 2010 15 min
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Suji Halwa
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Preparation Time
Under 30 min
Difficulty
Easy
Occasion
Bonefire Party
Recipe Type
Sweets
Cuisine
South Indian

Sooji Halwa is a very popular sweet dish all over India and is made on religious occasions, as parsad (offering to God). After prayer Halwa is served to devotees as a blessing.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Wheat Flour
Wheat Flour
0.5 cup 225 124.95
Ghee
Ghee
3 tablespoon 744.3 80.64 20.97
Cashew Nut
Cashew Nut
1 tablespoon 82.65 6.6
Raisins
Raisins
1 tablespoon 14.95
Almond
Almond
1 tablespoon 80.36 6.9
Sugar
Sugar
0.5 cup 387
Water
Water
1.25 cup 0
Saffron
Saffron
1 few 9.9 0.14
Cardamom Powder
Cardamom Powder
0.25 teaspoon 1.9 0.01
Total 1546.06 219.24 20.97

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Heat a pan on medium heat and pour in the Ghee.
  2. 02 Allow the Ghee to heat up and then add in the Cashew Nut, raisin and the Almond.
  3. 03 Fry them for about 30 seconds Till the raisin plum up.
  4. 04 Add in the Suji and cook Till it releases an aroma and has a wonderful light-golden color.
  5. 05 Meanwhile crush the Saffron with a little bit of Sugar in a mortar and pestel.
  6. 06 Continously stir the Suji Till done.
  7. 07 Add Sugar and mix in well.
  8. 08 Heat up the Water in the microwave to speed up process and add to the Suji.
  9. 09 Lower the heat, add in the Saffron and keep stirring Till it reaches the desired consistency.
  10. 10 Lastly, add in the Cardamom Powder, mix well, cover and allow it to stand for a couple of minutes.

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