Sooji ka halwa

A super easy halwa made with semolina and sugar syrup

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This easy, beginner friendly dessert can be made with only 4 ingredients and requires 20 minutes. Give this recipe a try, and you'll thank me later.

Cook Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani

Keyword: sooji ka halwa recipe, suji halwa

Servings:

Calories: 382kcal

Author: Saba Ahmad

Ingredients

1 cup sooji coarse semolina
1/2 cup ghee or melted butter
3/4 cup sugar or to taste
2 cups water
3 green cardamom
10 almonds
1/4 cup dried coconut sliced
1/4 cup raisins

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Instructions

Prepare sugar syrup

In a pan, add sugar and water. Cook it over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, and set it aside.

Roast Nuts

In another pan, add 2 tbsp of ghee, then add almonds, raisins and coconut.
Fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, then take them out on a plate.

Roast Sooji

In the same pan, add the remaining ghee and then add semolina/sooji. Cook it over medium-low heat while stirring constantly until it turns light brown. Keep an eye on it, or it will burn.

Mix sugar syrup

Once you get the desired color of sooji, move the pan away from the heat and then add sugar syrup.
Mix it well, and within a few minutes, sooji/semolina will absorb water and puff up.
Bring the pan back to the stove over low heat and cook until all the water is absorbed. It’ll take a total of 4-5 minutes. Don't overmix.
Now add roasted nuts. Mix and enjoy

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Notes

Once you add sugar syrup, sooji will start bubbling and splattering. I recommend removing it from the stove when you add sugar syrup and keeping a lid nearby to cover the halwa to avoid splashes

After adding sugar syrup, stir it and only cook over low heat until all of the syrup dries out, but it will still be sticky.

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