How to Make Appetizing Pineapple Halwa

Pineapple Halwa.

You can have Pineapple Halwa using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pineapple Halwa

1. You need 1 cup of semolina/ rava / sooji (1/2 cup fine + 1/2 cup coarse sooji).
2. Prepare 6 tablespoons of ghee / clarified butter.
3. You need 2.5 cups of boiling water.
4. You need 1/2 cup of milk.
5. Prepare 1 tablespoon of raisins.
6. You need 10 of cashews broken into tiny pieces.
7. You need 3 of cloves.
8. You need 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder.
9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of pineapple essence.
10. Prepare 2 slices of fresh pineapple, pureed.

Pineapple Halwa instructions

1. In a thick bottomed pan, dry roast the semolina just until it’s hot to touch. * this takes about 2-3 mins, remove it onto a plate. * In the same pan,add 2 tablespoons ghee. * Allow it to heat up, add raisins, cashews & cloves. * The cashews should turn golden & the raisins start to swell up. * Add the semolina and roast in low flame for 4-5 minutes until it turns fragrant. * Now bring the gas to the lowest number setting, add boiling water slowly and stirring constantly..
2. Break any lumps and stir continuously. * Cook the rava for 4-5 mins, until well cooked. * Add, milk and sugar. * Sugar will release more water. Just keep stirring. * Now add, cardamom powder, puréed pineapples and essence. * Mix well until combined. * Close the pot with a lid and let the halwa simmer for additional 3-4 mins, to remove the raw smell of the pineapples..
3. Add 3-4 tablespoons of ghee and mix well. * At this stage the halwa should be a bit thin. * As the halwa cools down, it becomes thick. * At the time of serving, if the halwa is too think, add a little bit of water and heat it up for a minute or 2..
4. Video Recipe - https://youtu.be/Kv_RqxQ4Lbw.