Sooji Halwa (Semolina Pudding) is an all time favourite dessert prepared during auspicious occasions or festivals. So make this simple and easy Halwa this Holi, but with a difference. Add some gulkand to enhance the taste and flavour. Relish as an after meal dessert or with poori / paratha. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare this delicacy.
- 1/2 cup sooji (semolina)
- 2 tbsp. ghee
- 2-3 green cardamoms
- 1-2 bay leaves
- 3-4 tbsp. sugar or to taste
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp. gulkand
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
- 2-3 tbsp. chopped cashews, chopped almonds & raisins (save few to garnish)
- pinch of saffron strands
- few rose petals to garnish
Blend the milk and the gulkand with a hand blender. Keep aside. Heat ghee in a pan and add the cardamoms and bay leaves, followed by the semolina.
Fry on a medium flame till you get a nice aroma. Now add the sugar and the chopped mixed nuts. Sauté till the sugar dissolves. Add the milk, water, pinch of salt and the cardamom powder.
Keep on stirring on a low flame till it thickens. Transfer to a greased plate and garnish with the remaining nuts, saffron and rose petals.
Set aside to cool down. Cut into desired shapes and relish as an after meal dessert or with pooris / parathas.
Blend milk & gulkand with a hand blender. Keep aside.
Heat ghee. Add cardamoms & bay leaves,
followed by semolina. Fry till you get a nice aroma.
Add sugar & chopped mixed nuts. Sauté till sugar dissolves.
Add milk, water, pinch of salt and.......
..... cardamom powder.
Keep on stirring on a low flame till it thickens.
Transfer to a greased plate & garnish with remaining nuts, saffron
and rose petals.
pooris / parathas.
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