Sooji Halwa (Semolina Halwa) - Dessert

Sooji Halwa is a popular dessert that is widely used across many cultures in India.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sooji (semolina)

• 3/4 cup sugar (I used brown sugar)

• 3/4 cup ghee. If you don't have ghee, you can use unsalted butter.

• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder

• 4 tablespoons raisins (optional)

• 10-12 pieces halved almonds (optional)

• 2.5 cups water

Directions:

• Keep a pan on a low flame.

• Add the ghee and add Sooji (semolina), and almonds (optional).

• Keep on stirring the sooji (semolina) on medium flame so that semolina does not stick to the pan or gets burn and is fried evenly.

• Take the sugar, water, and cardamon in another pan. Keep this pan on a medium to high flame and let the sugar solution come to a boil. Keep it on the flame until the sugar gets dissolved in water.

• Keep on frying & stirring the semolina for 7 to 8 mins till the grains change their color, add raisins (optional).

• Stir and then add the bubbling hot sugar solution slowly to the fried sooji mixture.

• Be careful while adding a sugar-water solution to the fried semolina as it will splutter.

• Be quick enough to stir. The sooji will begin to absorb the water and swell.

• Keep on stirring often till the whole mixture starts thickening and starts to leave the edges of the pan.

• Serve sooji halwa.