Godhumai Halwa/ Wheat Flour Halwa

Today’s recipe is one of the famous south Indian sweet Halwa, Tirunelveli is famous for this halwa. For traditional godhumai halwa we need to soak whole wheat for 8 – 10 hours then grind and extract the milk out of it and then it’s cooked with sugar and ghee. Since it’s a long process tried this quick version it turned very close to original one. Halwa is one of my favorite sweet, whenever I have a craving for this my mom use to make maida halwa in the same way.

 

 

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour	1 cup
Sugar	1 ½ cup
Ghee	¾ cup
Water	2 ½ cup
Cashew nut	1 ½ Tbsp
Raisin	1 Tbsp

 

Directions:

1. Sift flour in a large mixing bowl, add water and make lump free batter. Batter should be milk consistency so if needed add another half cup of water.
2. Heat one tablespoon ghee and roast cashew nut and raisin once it’s done remove and keep aside.
3. In the same pan add wheat flour milk with 2 tablespoon of ghee and start to cook on medium heat.
4. Keep on stirring within few minutes the mixture will start to thicken, in this stage add half sugar and half portion of ghee.
5. Again keep stirring until all ghee is absorbed, then add the remaining ghee and sugar keep stirring.
6. After 10 minutes the mixture will start to leave the pan. In this stage add cashew nut and raisin.
7. Keep stirring for another 5 minutes or more in one stage the mixture will comes together like dough and looks transparent, turn off the stove.
8. Transfer the mixture to greased plate, using a greased flat bottomed bowl smooth the top surface and allow it to cool.
9. When it is warm enough to cut grease a sharp knife and slice it as required and enjoy.

 

Note:

• If you are not sweet toothed use 1 ¼ cup sugar.
• When halwa is done you can see the shininess.
• If you don’t mind about ghee add another 2 tablespoons.
• Instead of whole wheat flour you can use atta flour too.

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Carrot Halwa

This is one of the easy desserts, my mom use to make this when I am little but as I grew up I didn’t show much interest in this, even she use to do beetroot halwa need to try next time. My kids love carrot, usually when I am shredding they use to eat a lot, I tried this last week for a get together. But I didn’t work for my kids my friends son liked it.

Ingredients:

Carrot Shredded	1 ½ cups
Milk	1 ½ cups
Water	½ cup
Sugar	½ cup
Cashew nut	1 Tbsp
Raisin	½ Tbsp
Ghee	2 Tbsp
Cardamom powder	¼ tsp

 

 

Direction:

1. Heat ghee, add cashew roast a minute and add raisin, when it turn golden brown add carrot fry for few minutes.
2. Once carrot turns soft add milk and water cook until ¾ of the liquid is evaporated (keep stirring frequently).
3. In this stage add sugar and cook until moisture evaporates and ghee starts to ooze’s out.
4. Add cardamom powder and turn off the stove.

 

Note: You can substitute milk with water too. When adding milk it enhances the taste.

Cardamom is optional this halwa has its unique flavor.

 

 

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