Halwai June 12, 2023

Ingredients:

• Sooji (rave) 1 cup.
• Sugar 1.25 cup.
• Ghee 1/2 cup.
• Milk 1/2 cup.
• Water 1 cup.
• Cardamom 1 (powdered).
• Clove 1 (powdered).
• Cashews 1 tbsp.
• Raisins 1 tbsp.
• Pineapple grated 1/2 cup.
• Saffron 1 pinch + 2 tbsp milk.

Method:

  1. Heat 3 tbsp ghee in a shallow frying pan add cashews and raisins fry till golden, remove from pan and keep aside. Add sooji to the remaining ghee and fry on a low heat till light brown and keep aside.
  2. Bring milk and water. Add saffron dissolved in milk and 2 tbsp ghee(ghee will prevent burning).
  3. Then add sooji, cardamom, clove, cashews and raisins slowly stirring the mixture to prevent the formation of lumps.
  4. Keep stirring to break any lumps.
  5. Reduce heat.
  6. Cook 2-3 mins.
  7. When all the water has been absorbed, add sugar, remaining ghee, grated pineapple.
  8. Stir well till traces of ghee began to show at the sides.
  9. Turn off the heat and keep it covered for few minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Recipe courtesy of Veena