Caramelized suji halwa
Suji halwa is a very common indian dessert recipe made with semolina, sugar and water. The present version is bit different in the sense that this time it is made with caramelized sugar.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 cup suji/semolina (181 gram)
- 3/4 cup sugar (180 gram)
- 2 cup Milk (or water 500 ml)
- 1/2 cup desi ghee
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
- Pinch of salt
- Almonds and pistachio for garnish
Instructions
- Dry roast suji for 4-5 minutes in a non stick pan.
- Transfer the suji in a bowl and add milk in it.
- Let it remain soaked for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, take sugar and ghee in a pan.
- Cook it on low heat.
- After some time, sugar will begin to caramelize and can be seen clearly at the base of pan.
- Switch off the heat and very CAREFULLY add water while stirring.
- Add soaked suji and mix.
- Add Cardamom powder and salt.
- Keep cooking on low heat.
- After couple of minutes, milk will be seen absorbed with a lumpy halwa left.
- Lastly add almonds and pistachios.
- Enjoy.
Notes
- Skip the first step if you already have roasted semolina.
- Better to use the non stick pan for entire cooking.
- Do not overcook sugar otherwise halwa will turn out to be bitter in taste.
- Be very very careful while adding water as the mixture is damn hot at that point of time and it will splash on addition of cold water.
- Do not overcook otherwise halwa will become grainy than lumpy.