Among all mouthwatering healthy Indian desserts, suji ka halwa is most preferred by all. It is made with fine semolina or cream of wheat, ghee, sugar, and nuts. It is called lava. It is a very healthy, delicious dessert, can be made in about 15 minutes. Suji halwa is known as Rava sheera in western India and Rava Kesari in South India. This recipe method is the same but the ingredients vary from place to place. Rava remains the main ingredient and another ingredient such as water may be replaced with milk and also few ingredients can be added extra. It’s often made for daily breakfast or pooja prasad or in special festivals like Diwali, Dassehra, or Ganesh Chaturthi. As it’s an easy recipe you need not have wait for the occasion and can make it at any time. For the Navratri festival, suji halwa and puri are made during the Navami pooja. Kesari variant of suji halwa is made by putting Kesar in it. For sweetness and taste, you need to adjust the proportion of ingredients. Especially Ghee, water, and sugar plays important role in its taste and softness. Here we look at the recipe of mouthwatering Indian dessert, suji ka halwa.
INGREDIENTS:
* Suji or Rava, fine variety.
* Chopped nuts and dry fruits, cardamom powder, and Kesar.
* Ghee
* Sugar or jaggery.
* Water or milk.
PROCEDURE:
* Take a pan and add ghee.
* Heat ghee on low flame and while ghee is heated, in another pan heat water or milk and sugar or jaggery simultaneously.
* Add suji in a pan containing ghee.
* Add cashews and almonds or any other dry fruits of your choice. Mix it well and start frying.
* Keep stirring until suji and dry fruits get roasted and ghee getting separated.
* Add milk or water solution in the pan and by keeping it on low flame put the lid and keep it for few minutes.
* Your delicious, healthy, and mouthwatering suji ka halwa is ready.