Sooji Ka Halwa – Rava Sheera Recipe – Little Less Calories Version!

Sooji Ka Halwa – Rava Sheera Recipe – Little Less Calories Version!

Sooji Ka Halwa or also known as Rava Sheera or Semolina Pudding is a very common sweet dish served across India. Sooji Ka Halwa is generally prepared in many households for poojas & ceremonies. Generally accompanied with savory Chole Puri or Aloo Puri, it is one delicious & simple recipe to cook. Though the ratio of sooji (semolina), sugar & ghee (clarified butter) are used in equal proportion, I have tweaked the recipe to bring the calories count down a bit.

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You will need:

3/4 Cup Rava/Sooji/Semolina (use the fine variety of rava)

1/2 Cup Sugar (original recipe says 3/4 Cup)

3/4 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter

2 ½ Cup Milk (Full fat or low fat as you prefer)

3 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp Roughly chopped Cashewnuts, Almonds & Raisins

2 Green Cardamom/Elachi pounded

Serving: 2-3 persons

Steps to Make Sooji Ka Halwa:  

1. In a deep pan, begin by mixing sooji & ghee. 
2. Turn on the gas on low flame & let it cook till ghee separates from sooji. 
3. Keep stirring frequently or continuously to make sure sooji doesn’t burn. It will take about 6-7 minutes. 
4. Once the ghee separates, let it cook till sooji turns slightly pink in color. 
5. Once it reaches the desired color, add milk & keep on stirring it continuously. Make sure there are no lumps. 
6. When sooji absorbs the entire milk & the mixtures leaves the pan sides, its time to add the sugar. 
7. And when sugar completely dissolves in the mixture, add green cardamom, dryfruits.
8. Turn off the gas & garnish it with few more nuts.

Important Pointers: 

• Many people prefer their halwa to be a little dark but I prefer it whitish in color. If you want  pinkish brown color then continue cooking for few more minutes at Step 3.
• I have added only ½ Cup sugar as opposed to ¾ Cup but you can add more if you like your halwa to be sweet.

If you want to see how I made this Sooji Ka Halwa, then head over to video recipe by clicking this link:

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/eOpBwdSO6Jc&source=uds

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