Sooji Halwa - By VahChef @ VahRehVah.com

sweet made of semolina,suji,rava
Sooji halwa is a simple yet delicious and yummy sweetened semoline fried in ghee and garnished with nuts. Its also popularly known as Kesari bath in the south region and Sheera in the northern region of India.
Sooji Halwa
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Ingredients
1/2 cup Butter/Ghee
1/2 cup Mixed nuts and raisins
to taste Saffron(optional)
1 pinch Salt
1 cup Sooji(also called Rava,Semolina or Farina)
1 cup Sugar
2 1/2 cup Water or milk
Directions
• Melt butter in a heavybottomed pan.Add nuts and then raisins and roast until very lightly colored and the raisins swell.Now add sooji and roast on low flame heat until lightly colored and fragrant.Add sugar and water/milk and increase heat to meduim-When most of the water is absorbed, add a pinch of salt and saffron if using.Stir in gently and cover with a lid-Cover and rest for a few minutes before serving
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He explains very well. I finally know the right roasting technique for this. He wanted to thank a few childhood friends and ended up thanking like 30 ppl. :) He's got a good heart.

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Adding milk could take this recipe to another level!

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I prepared the Sooj Halwa today. It turned out delicious ! I did add 1/2 milk, 1/2 water and saffron..I gave a dish to my neighbors.. I loved it. Thank you Sanjay.

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Vah Chef .... Just made my life's first suji halwa ... followed your instructions ... and the result is awesome ... thank you very much

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8 am on this Saturday morning, I am sitting and watching this recipe. I have to prepare this now for my navratri Kenya puja. Now means in next few minutes. :) My mom takes 3 part water. She heats it up in a separate pan and then mixes sugar. She adds this combination to the roasted suji with almonds. I am going to try it now. Hope it comes out good. It's for prasad that too for kids.

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Sanjay I tried this yesterday....and it was out of this world. Me and my husband couldn't stop eating it. I added couple things to give it little more zing...i added my favorite fruit essense (pineapple) and one medium size banana (nicely mached) right after adding the sugar. It was too good. If you ever try this combination and like it, do let me know what you think. You are doing a great job

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Thanks. Happy cooking

[@MegaDontlike]

Yes, I totally agree with you. Crushed Cardamom, cardamom powder or even whole cardamom gives a different aroma to the Halwa and many other Indian desserts. Also garnishing the Halwa with roasted and diced almonds gives it another dimension!

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As because of him I was able to make first time sooji ka halwa,he is wonderful.I always learn from his recepies and try to make different things like dosa sambar,rava dosa,and many more.just to say him thank you for making people like us learn more.

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wow an easy receipe - today being Pradosham - I will make this as prasadam and visit the temple

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Hi wahchef , I follow ur recipe regularly . For suji halwa you can add bay leaf and cardamom in ghee at first to get a more nice aroma .

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i am now a mother. right from the time i was a child we are making this in our house, but this is the first time it came with perfect consistency. thanks a tonne

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+mousumi salim Nice. Try other recipes too.

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Today is our shabe e barat..I tried this halwa at home exactly the same way it turned out amazing thank you chef

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I just made this after watching your recipe. Turned out very nice. I halved the quantity of sugar though as i don't like too much sugar:) Thanks!!!

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being a bachelor i don't know how to cook.but after watching your videos it's so easy for me to cook delicious recipe's... thanks a lot sir...

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I did this and it came out wonderful. Except I added a 1/4 teaspoon freshly crushed cardamom seeds and fried them with the nuts and raisins. The aroma of the cardamom was delicious.

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[@bpriyadh]

Hi Vahchef - I am a big fan of your website... I made the Sooji Halwa today and it came out very well.... My husband is not a big fan of sweets but he likes Rava kesari.... I have made this many times before but struggled to get it without the rava forming lumps... Your tip of adding the sugar to rava was very useful and I got a tasty, lumpless and pretty looking Rava Kesari today...

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Just Awesome!!! I have made it for naivedya. It was awesome, people were asking more and more. Just to know the difference i have taken some part without adding salt. The taste was different, Thank you for your recipe.

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I am making it as Prasad for Tuesday Hanuman Pooja..! My parents are surprised to know how good I can cook! ;)

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Hi sanjay gaaru I made sooji halwa for my daughter's birthday party .Every one loved it.All credit goes to you. Thanks

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Nice.

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i love the prasad we get in pooja or any other festivals, and i tried this receipe just half an hour back (without the kesar) and it turned out so good. thanks you sanjay

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my first cooking teacher ... i prepared ds halwa and my husband 's frnd complemented he has never eaten so perfect suji halwa

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[@lookerseeker79]

anna, thanks for the recipe, 1) 1 cup semolina with 1.5 cups water/ milk is fine...but when it is 2 cups semolina, 3 cups water/milk is insufficient.....you need much more of water/milk 2) dropping the raisins right in the beginning turns them into balloons indeed, but leaving them till the semolina turns brown , burns the raisins... I have attempted sheera as many times as Edison tried inventing the light bulb...your video helped crack the "sheera code"...Thanks

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I became a fan of vahchef(sanjay) after seeing his receipe. The way he explains is very great.

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[@Rathai2]

I use a little less than 3/4 cup of sugar, even so it's quite sweet. I also add some cardomom in the kesari (sooji halwa). I hope the kesari gets better with experience. The first time I made it, it was watery with some lumps and too sweet. Next time I will make it the way vahchef has made it, but without adding as much sugar.

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Hi, I like all ur recipes. Safe to follow. My mum dissolves the sugar in the boiling water n then mix the roast rava in low fire, no lumps.

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Thanks. Nice

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Chef!!! I jus tried ur recipe and it's amazing! My first attempt at any halwa. I added a whole ripe banana and only 1/2 a cup of sugar! Thanks for d recipe chef.

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ur method of making halwa z different from others i will try it InshaAllah

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hi.. How do you store kesari? how long can i store it if i use milk

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Dear Mr. Sanjay, YOU ARE TOOO CUTEEE! You cook with such enthusiasm .. its incredibly adorable. And i made the halva, it came out great! I just added a little milk + more sugar :) But you are an inspiration.. it makes me want to try something new in the kitchen :) Thank You !!

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Well explained... thank you so much...Made our Diwali really special ...thanks again,,👍

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Hi Sanjay, Just made the halwa using your recipe. Another big hit! Thanks for making such interesting videos. Your sense of humor keeps making me come back to watch more. There are just so many recipes I want to try out....not enough time!

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i made halwa twice.. everyone praised it... thanks a lot!

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Nii explanation baga tempt chesthundhi swamy...thoka lo white halwa ki em chepav asalu

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Chef, you are awesome. I add 2 cups of water and half cup of milk (hot- so rawa won't form any lumps), it gives very rich flavour.

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+VahChef Thanks for the recipe. I made this first time and my wife loved it. The only thing which made this dish very different from the one I used to eat in my childhood was the butter. Excellent!

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My husbands favourite thankyou chef and it’s comes out well

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It gives me a meditation effect to watch you presenting any dish , vah....