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Suji Ka Halwa |Indian Semolina Pudding

Suji Ka Halwa
About Suji Halwa

For creamy recipe, use half and half or cream instead of milk.For Vegan Dish use only water instead of milk and use margarine or vegetable oil instead of ghee or butter. Also spelled sooji halwa. Click here for vegan sooji halwa recipe...

 Ingredients

1 cup suji (semolina)
¾ cup sugar
1.5 cup whole milk
1.5 cup water
3 tablespoon ghee (or butter)
1 teaspoon cardamom pods (elaichi)
2 tablespoon raisin

Garnish
2 tablespoon cashew nuts

 
 Preparation
1

Heat ghee in a karahi (or wok).

2

Add cardamom and heat few seconds in medium heat.

3

Add semolina and heat for few minutes with constant stirring in low-medium heat.

4

Add sugar and half of both raisin, and cashew. Heat few more minutes in low-medium heat.

5

Add water and milk. Mix well and heat until you get desired consistency. (somewhat like a thick pudding)

6

Garnish with remaining raisin and cashew nuts.

7 Serve either hot (preferred) or cold.
Nutritional Analysis

Total Calories (kilo calories)

335.7

17

Total Calories from Fat (kilo calories)

116.5

 

Total Fat (g)

13.2

20

Total Saturated Fat (g)

6.7

34

Total Transfat (g)

2.4

 

Cholesterol (mg)

27.3

9

Sodium (mg)

31.1

1

Carbohydrate (g)

47.4

16

Dietary Fiber (g)

1.7

7

Sugar (g)

21.0

 

Protein (g)

7.9

 

Vitamin A (IU)

314.0

6

Vitamin C (mg)

0.2

0

Calcium (mg)

94.3

9

Iron (mg)

1.0

5

For lower calorie halwa, use less sugar and most importantly cut down amount of ghee. Substitute ¼ ghee with water for smmoth consistency.
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