November 9, 2008

Sooji Halwa

This is the yummiest of all Indian desserts and its so simple to make. When refrigerated properly, it stays fresh for atleast 3-4 days.

Enjoi..:)


Sooji Halwa

Ingredients:

2 cups Sooji (Cream of wheat)
2 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Nuts, finely chopped (I used cashews, raisins and almonds)
8 cups of water
1 tsp Ghee

Preparation:

Step 1: Heat a tsp of ghee and roast the nuts, until golden brown. Set aside.

Step 2: In a sauce pan, bring water to boil and add sugar. Stir well. On a medium-low flame, slowly add sooji, while stirring it constantly so that it doesn't form lumps.

Step 3: Cook for 4-5 minutes and now add half of the roasted nuts. Mix well.

Step 4: Take a flat bottom bowl and evenly spread rest of the nuts at its bottom. Spread the halwa on them and press. Turn it upside down on the serving plate. It looks so beautiful topped with raisins and is in the shape of a cake..:)

This is how I served for Diwali potluck party at my work place.

DK, Valli, Ranji, PJ, Curry Leaf, Medha, Priya, Bhawna, Raaji, Ruchii, Anu, Kamala, Roopa, Divya Kudua, Rekha, Divya, Lakshmi, Raaga, Lakshmi Venkatesh, Sripriya, Karuna, Roochi,Kamalika, Pavani, Viji

Cheers,
Siri

27 comments :

  1. Yummy and yummy.Pass it over to fellow runners as well. :P

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  2. Yummy indeed, love halwas with nuts.

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  3. Mouth watering halwa with all those crunchy nuts.

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  4. Tempting Halwa Siri..delicious entry..

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  5. Siri agree with you easy and yummiest this is

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  6. Looks delicious! :) Thanks 4 sharing!

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  7. yummmy sooji halwa. I love it :).have anytime.

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  8. i love how its studded with nuts - so all of those nuts are entirely mine, i am not sharing

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  9. YUMMMMMM...love it...u have made it more delicious with the addition of so many nuts :)..good one babe!!

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  10. This was one of the halwas I had on the list...hehh..looks good siri!

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  11. I have made only rava kesari..Will try this sometime.

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  12. Looks so tempting siri with its nice golden texture...along with lots of fried nuts on the top.

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  13. Hi Siri ;o)
    Guess whooooo. Its been too long girl. Hope u are doing well and enjoying live in the DC metro area :o) the halwa looks yummmmm. loves to u.

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  14. My mother has made a version of this when I was a kid. Looks delicious, Siri! I love the topping of nuts and raisins! :)

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  15. Sooji Halwa looks awesome :) I love how you have garnished it various goodies :)

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  16. An all time fav we make this so often at home

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  17. Simple and fast halwa .. planning to make it tmrw for my dad s bday ...

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  18. looks delicious.Tempting too

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  19. 1:4 water... that's a new ratio for me. Is it not too gooey?

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  20. I agree..sooji halwa must be the easiest Indian desserts to make..;-)Love having it after a heavy lunch or just like that..;-)

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  21. Looks delicious Siri..Never had it..Bookmarked it

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  22. Absolutely delicious, seems a little similar to kesari...

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  23. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

    DK
    culinarybazaar.blogspot.com

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  24. Wish I was at the party to taste this yummy halwa!

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  25. hi siri, we make halva in greece too. we use semolina (is that what the sooji is?) and oil (not butter).
    it's a popular dessert during fasting times when people try to avoid dairy products for religious reasons

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