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Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding

by Harjeet Kaur
January 26, 2018
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Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding

Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding is the recipe of the week! There were no fancy cakes and desserts when we were kids and mom used to make Halwa in order to celebrate any occasion. Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding is considered a treat even today for its rich taste. In a Sikh family like ours, the Kadha Parshad was a regular feature as we had a small Gurudwara in our house itself. I grew up with the roasty fragrant smell of the Halwa tickling my nose and waking me up almost every day. My dad who could barely make a cup of tea used to make a perfect Kadha parshad. The recipe for it is written in the Guru Granth Sahib and is made the same everywhere for centuries.

It is winter and in Noth India, halwa is made to keep the body and soul warm and cocooned in its goodness. I made Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding as an adios signature dish in Guadalajara, Mexico. My grandson and DIL have a sweet tooth and I wanted the sweetness to linger long after I am gone. The Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding turned out perfect with milk, saffron, almonds cardamom and of course ghee or clarified butter and sooji. It is said that it was introduced into India by the Moguls in the 16th century.

India holds by far the most unusual recipes for this most popular sweet and the colour changes according to the topography of the country. I do not like to add any colour but I do add Kashmiri Saffron. The Indian Sooji Halwa strangely contains many of the same ingredients most Greeks associate with Halwa, including semolina, sugar, and butter. But sometimes the dessert, India style, is peppered with raisins and cashews and even coconut and is indicative of cardamom. In North India, it is one of the main foods given to nursing mothers.
Recipe for Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding

Ingredients

1 cup Semolina (Rawa/Sooji)

½ cup Ghee

2 ½ cup Milk

5-6 saffron strands

1/2 tsp Green cardamom powder

1 1/2 cup Sugar

2 tbsp. Almonds chopped for garnishing




Method

Heat ghee in a non-stick pan and add semolina. Roast on low heat till fragrant. Follow your nose to decide if the sooji is roasted.

Heat milk in another pan. Add saffron and cardamom powder to the milk.

Once the semolina is roasted well add the flavoured milk to it, mix nicely, cover and cook on simmer for 5 minutes

Add sugar, mix nicely and cover. Let it cook until sugar melts.

Turn off heat and transfer to a serving bowl.

Serve Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding, hot, garnished with almonds or nuts of your choice. Dig into it while it is steaming hot and feel it warm the cockles of your heart.

Tip: Like baking, a perfect cake needs good measurement, Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding will turn out perfect if you stick to the measurements.

Sooji Halwa or Semolina Pudding for my Grandson in a silver bowl

A savoury version of Sooji is Upma and is really very tasty. Recipe for Upma is here

Easy Cooking ideas For Singles #3 Upma – Semolina Porridge

 

 

 

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My writing was limited to school essays and projects for my kids and out of the blue, my writing career began with writing articles for the magazine section of a reputed national newspaper. I rediscovered my best subject at school and began writing with gusto. I had a weekend column in the newspaper which was well appreciated. I started off writing about Interiors and Gardens and later diverse topics like Fashion, trends, food and events in the city. Juggling my time between various jobs down the years and my writing, I have written content for fliers, brochures for colleges, speeches, social media content and also website content. I love writing and I am open to writing on a plethora of topics. My blog has some interesting insights into my life and travels but now it is mainly a food blog as I am growing organic vegetables and cooking my own produce is very therapeutic. Read my blogs to know me better. I write from my heart and what I write is what I feel... I feel a feel, A funny feel A funny feel, feel I! If you feel the feel I feel You'll feel the same as I!!

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