RAVA KESARI / SEMOLINA PUDDING / SOOJI KESARI / SOOJI PUDDING

https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2013/04/rawa-kesari-semolina-sooji-sweet.html

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves – 4 to 5


Ingredients:

Rawa / Sooji / Semolina – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Water – 1 1/2 cup
Ghee – 1/2 cup
Cashews – 10 pieces
Sultanas / Kishmish – 10 pieces
Kesari Colour / Orange Food Colouring a pinch
Milk – 1 tblspn
Cardamom powder – 1 tsp


Method:

Heat a heavy bottom pot. Heat 2 tblspn of ghee in it and fry cashews and raisans in it till golden. Remove it and Set aside.

Bring water to a boil in a separate sauce pan. Mix food colouring with milk and set aside.

Now in the remaining ghee add sooji and fry for 3 to 4 mins till it is light golden and raw smell goes away from it.

Now pour in the boiling water and mix well so no lumps form. Keep this mixing till it gets little thickish.

Now add in the sugar and keep mixing.

Add in food colouring mixture and cardamom powder and mix well.

Keep stirring till the mixture get thick.

Now add in the ghee and keep mixing till the kesari leaves the sides of the pan.

Add in the roasted nuts and mix well.

Serve this warm or hot.

CUSTARD POWDER HALWA RECIPE

https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/10/custard-powder-halwa-recipe.html

This halwa is so simple, just few ingredients thrown together in a thick bottom kadai. Thats is..The one thing which you have to do is keep on mixing till it gets thick. It wont take long, just 15 mins is good to make a batch of these.

Preparation Time : 2 mins

Cooking Time : 15 to 20 mins

Makes : 16 pieces

Ingredients:

Custard Powder – 1 cup ( I used vanilla flavoured)

Sugar – 3 cups

Water – 4 cup

Cashewnuts – 15 chopped finely

Ghee – 3 tblspn

Method:

Take a heavy bottom pan, add in custard powder, sugar and water, Mix well so now lumps are formed..

Now put this on high heat and keep whisking till it is thick, glossy and jelly like.

Now use a spoon to mix and put the heat on medium heat.

Add a tblspn of ghee and keep mixing..

After 3 mins add another tblspn of ghee and mix well.

Now it will get thick and non sticky. Add in another tblspn of ghee and keep cooking.

At one stage the halwa will leave the sides of the pan. at that point add in cashews and mix well.

The halwa will look non sticky, it will leave the pan, it will be thick and glossy, and the ghee will ooze from the sides of the pan.

At this point pour this into a greased pan and set it in fridge for 1 to 2 hours.

Once it is set, invert it to a cutting board and cut it into slices.

Serve.

Rava Sheera Recipe – Sooji Halwa Recipe

Sheera or Sooji halwa is a great indian sweet made during vratham days or any special occasion. I made this yesterday to offer sai baba. It is a rich, clean sweet made with semolina. Everyone in the family loves it. You can make it in under 20 mins or so.

https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2016/04/rava-sheera-recipe-sooji-halwa-recipe.html

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves: 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Sooji / Rava / Semolina – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Water – 1 cup
Ghee – 1/4 cup
Saffron a pinch
Warm Milk – 2 tblspn

Nuts – 1/4 cup (cashews & almonds)
Cardamom – 4 crushed

Method:

Soak saffron in warm milk.

Heat ghee in a kadai, add in sooji and roast it on low heat for 6 to 8 mins till it starts to smell good. After 2 mins add in cashews and almonds

In another sauce pan, take sugar and water and bring it to a boil. 

Once it is roasted, add in the sugar water and mix well. Cook till it thickens. Now add in saffron milk and mix well.  Cover and cook on a low heat for 2 to 5 mins.

Now open the pan and add in cardamom powder and mix well. Let it sit covered for 5 mins.

Serve.

MOONG DAL KA HALWA RECIPE

https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2016/10/moong-dal-ka-halwa-recipe-moong-dal.html

Credit to aarthi of Yummy Tummy

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Serves: 5 to 6


Ingredients:

Yellow Split Moong Dal – 1 cup
Ghee – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Milk – 2 cups
Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp
Saffron a pinch


Method:

Wash and soak moong dal for 4 hours. Drain it and take it in a blender. puree till smooth.

Take milk, sugar in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil.Turn off the heat and add in saffron and cardamom.

Now heat ghee in a nonstick pan, add the moong dal puree in and mix well.

Cook this and keep stiring and pressing till it gets cooked.

Keep cooking till the mixture gets dry and toasty. It will take around 30 mins.

Now add in milk mixture and mix well. Cook this till it thickens and gets halwa like texture.

Done.