Hyderabadi Sooji Halwa / Rava Kesari

Sooji Halwa / Rava Kesari

Set 1

Water - 2.5 cups.  

Sugar - 1.5 cups.   

Color - 1/4 tsp.  (Optional)    

Saffron - 1/4 tsp

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Set 2:

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Cashews - 1/2 cup broken

Raisins - 1/4 cup

Set 2

Semolina/sooji 1 cup.  

Ghee - 3/4 cup - 1 tbsp 

Preparation:

1. Heat water, sugar, saffron, color if you are using and get it to a boil. Now add Cardamom powder and mix well and leave on low flame.
2. In another pan add ghee, cashews, raisins, and fry till raisins balloon up. And keep aside

Method:

1. In a big wide pan, roast Semolina ( shoji) on low flame for 8 mins.
2. Now add ghee and mix well and keep roasting on low flame for 5 mins
3. Now add sugar syrup, roasted cashew, raisins and mix well and close the lid for 2 mins. Switch off the flame and leave it…don’t touch it until it is cool down. You will get a little dry halwa if you do this.