Suji Halwa / Sooji Halwa / Semolina Pudding (without Milk)

Suji Halwa / Sooji Halwa is a very popular sweet dish prepared all over India.

This cashews, Kismis and ghee rich pudding is a treat to your taste buds. It can be made with milk too but I often make it wihtout milk so that it can be stored for 2-3 days in refrigerator.

Rava Kesari is prepared for religious occasions and offered to god (prasad). It smells and tastes divine.

1 cup Suji / Semolina

3 cups of Water

1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cup Sugar

 3/4  cup + 1 tablespoon Ghee / Clarified Butter

10 Cashewnuts

10 Kismis

2 pinches Cardamom Powder

1. Roast Suji in a pan, saute every minute till it turns light brown. Transfer it onto a plate. Boil water until you see too many bubbles in it. 

2. Now it is time to add suji to water. You need to be really quick after adding suji to water. Keep Sugar and ghee ready. Slowly add roasted suji to water and mix it at the same time so that no lumps are formed. It comes close with in few seconds.

3. When it boils and comes close again, add 3/4 cup Ghee and mix it properly. When the ghee disappears (gets mixed) remove it from flame and keep it aside.

4. In a small pan, add a table spoon of ghee, fry cashews till light golden brown, add asafoetida and kismis. Kismis becomes round and big with in few seconds. Add this to halwa. and mix it again.

5. Mouth watering and tempting Suji Halwa.