Sheera/Sooji halwa. Suji ka halwa & it's Indian variations. Sheera or sooji halwa, a sweet, but had as part of breakfast by seasoned Mumbaikars. Celebrating Akshay Trutiya,the annual spring festival today.
Now take a thick bottom non-stick pan and heat some clarified butter (ghee) in it.
Today is the first day of the nine-day festival of Navrathri.
There is I decided to start the day with a sweet prasadam.
You can cook Sheera/Sooji halwa using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Sheera/Sooji halwa
- You need 1 cup of semolina.
- It's 3/4 cup of sugar th.
- It's 1 glass of water.
- You need 1 tbsp of ghee.
- You need 1 of banana ,mashed.
- Prepare 5 of cashews.
- You need 5 of raisins.
- It's 4 pods of cardamom ,powdered.
Sheera or sooji halwa is one of the easiest prasadams you can. If the sooji is not very fine. Try this Rava Sheera (Sooji Halwa) and share your experience! One of my friend uses broken wheat and jaggery to make sheera.
Sheera/Sooji halwa step by step
- Roast semolina and ghee on a low flame for 20 to 25 minutes. Keep stirring continuously..
- Keep 1 glass of water for boiling in a pot..
- After the semolina turns golden yellow,add cashews and roast them..
- Now add the mashed banana and roast it till its dry..
- Add hot water as required and keep stirring..
- Let the water evaporate and add sugar,raisins and cardamom powder..
- Cover the pan and cook till sheera is nice and fluffy..
We can use jaggery with sooji too but we should keep in mind that milk. Sajjige, as it is called in parts of Tulunadu, is a highly heralded as a sweet dish. Semolina, when made sweet, is called sheera. Several variants of this dish are available under other names in various parts. Sheera or Sooji halwa is a great indian sweet made during vratham days or any special occasion.
