AATE KA HALWA/ WHEAT FLOUR PUDDING
A Delicious, Super indulgent North Indian pudding and Traditional Indian Dessert made with Whole wheat flour, ghee and Sugar. Halwa is often made on festive days like Diwali, Krishna Janmashtami, Baisakhi and almost any festive or celebratory occasions.
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- Wok / Kadai
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp Semolina / Sooji optional
- 1 cup Water
- 1 cup Sugar / Jaggery
- 1 cup Ghee / Clarified butter
- 2 Cardamom pods optional
Instructions
- Heat a wok/Kadai in Low- Medium Heat, add ghee and once it's melted add in sooji and roast for 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile,in the saucepan bring the water,Cardamom pods and sugar together to boil.Switch off once it boils.
- Now add in whole wheat flour and keep stirring and roast on low-medium flame until it turns Golden brown(almost similar to biscuit colour).It takes about 15 minutes.
- Now carefully add half of the sugar syrup to the wok and keep stirring until it's completely absorbed.
- Now add the other half of the syrup and keep stirring and cook until the ghee oozes out and leaves the pan. That's when it is ready to serve.
- Serve warm topped with nuts and toppings of your choice.
Notes
- Stirring – This recipe needs quiet a muscle strength as we need to keep stirring continuously. Those 25 minutes are hands you have to dedicate to making this dessert without any disturbance.
- It takes a minute of difference for roasting and going to burn the flour. So keep an eye on it and as soon as you start smelling the nutty aroma lower the flame.
- While adding the sugar syrup to the pan, move a step back add and keep stirring, as adding the syrup it starts spluttering and steam takes over the pan sp be careful while doing that.
- Make the Sugar syrup in a pot with a long handle.This will help when you mix the syrup and Flour together.
- Use organic or homemade ghee for best results.