Wheat Rawa Halwa

   In Andhra it is famous as Satynarayana Swamy prasadam or  Annavaram prasadam.  It is such a tasty sweet that piligrims have this as breakfast after darshanam. It is so easy and healthy one.

Ingredients:

wheat rawa    1 cup
jaggery           2 cups (powder)
ghee               1/2  -  1 cup
cardamom      1
wheat  flour    2 tsp (opt)
water              6 cups

Procedure:

-fry the wheat rawa in 3 tsp of ghee till nice flavour comes on low flame.
-boil 4 cups of water and smashed cardamom in a small pressure cooker. when water is bubbling, lower the flame and add the rawa  slowly stirring with the spoon. now cover with the lid and after 2 whistles turn off the flame.
-in a vessel take 2 cups of water and jaggery and keep it on low flame with occasional stirring  till jaggery melts.
-fry the wheat flourin 1tsp of ghee on low flame till the raw smell leaves.
-slowly add water to the flour while stirring.
-remove the lid of the cooker and turn on the flame again
-once mix it well. you feel the rawa finely cooked. now add flour liquid to it and mix. now stain the jaggery syrup into the rawa and mix well. 
-cook on low flame with occasional stirring till the syrup turns into  string.
-now add rest of the ghee and mix well.
-your yummy yummy sweet is ready.

Tips:
-if the sweet is cooked till nice string it will stay for 2 days.
-when you touch the sweet with your finger and slowly lift it, jaggery string will form.
-you can add dry fruits also.

Carrot Halwa

     

                             Carrot being a healthy veg. good way is to prepare in a tasty way. Best option is halwa. 
             

                   INGREDIENTS

           -1 cup carrot(grated)

            - 3/4 cup sugar

            - ¼ ltr milk (whole cream milk)

            -cashew, badam etc.,

            - 1 tbsp ghee (or oil)

       Procedure:

             -Take a wide thick pan with ghee and heat it.

            -Fry grated carrot till nice smell comes.

    -Now add milk. Cover the pan with lid and cook with low flame, stir

    occasionally. Once it becomes soft remove the lid and on medium flame,

    go on stirring till all the milk evaporates. Now add sugar and continue

    stirring. Once the sugar melts and doesnt touch to the finger it mean it is ready.

   - add fried nuts and remove from the flame.

           TIPS :

         -If you fry in a pressure cooker (Pan) it is very easy. After adding milk put the lid and weight.cook for 5 minutes. After it becomes cool, remove the lid and continue the procedure.
        

-If you keep on stove for a long time, halwa will become hard when it become cool. if the sugar doesnt form into pakam, it doesnt taste yummy.

KESARI (SUJJI RAVA HALWA)

    

                                                

     Halwa means easy making sweet that too kesari means more easy. At the time of unexpected guests always preferable.

Ingredients:

-sujji rava 1 cup

-sugar 1 cup

-milk 1 cup

-water 2 cups

-cardamom 1 (Ilachi)

-kesari food colour (pinch) (optional)

-ghee 1 tbsp

-dry fruits

Procedure:

-Mix milk, sugar and kesari colour and boil it till the sugar mixes with the milk.

-Take ghee in the deep frying pan and fry dry fruits on low flame till they turn brown. 

-Remove them from ghee and keep them aside.

-Now fry sujji rava in the remaining ghee on the low flame with continuous stirring.

-When it slightly changes its colour turn off the flame.

- Take a sauce pan and boil water till bubbles arise.

- Now turn the flame low & add fried rava slowly with continuous stirring so that lumps shouldn’t form.

- Now add the milk to it & stir once again.

- Add dry fruits and cover it & turn off the flame.

Tips:

          - You can vary the sugar measurement as per your taste.

          - You can vary the quantity of water as per the softness you like.

          - You can substute ghee with oil.

          -if milk is not available, after adding rava add sugar and stir continuously             till the sugar melts. No need of milk.

          - More ghee more yummy taste.

Rajma Halwa

On the festival day If you are looking for a variety dish then it is a right choice. Like any other halwa   Easy to make good in taste.

Ingredients:

            - 1cup rajma

            - 1cup ghee or oil

            - 3cups milk

            - 1cup jiggery or sugar

            - Dry fruits

Procedure:

            - Fry rajma on lowflame.

            - Make it into fine powder.

            - Take this powder and jaggery  in a vessel .

            - Now slowly add boiled milk stirring with a spoon so that                 lumps can not be formed.

`           - Take a non-stick pan  with ghee and dry fruits and heat it          on low flame till light brown  colour.

            -Add milk to it and stir continuously till ghee seperates.

            -Halwa is ready to eat.

Tips:

            Change jaggery quantity as per your taste.  

Wheat Flour Halwa

   Of all the sweets wheat flour halwa is the easiest sweet. When there is an unexpected guest in your house, you can surprise them with this sweet in 10 min. Let’s start preparing it.....

Ingredients:

            Wheat flour: 1cup

            Sugar            : 1cup

            Milk              : 2cups

            Ghee             : 1cup

            Cashew nut & almonds

           

Procedure:

          - Take a deep frying pan and heat it.

  - Add 2 tbsp of ghee and fry the wheat flour, cashew & almond pieces     on low flame till light brown colour. At this stage you smell a nice       fragrance
 - In a non-stick pan or a vessel boil milk and sugar together. When sugar melts pour the  remaining ghee and stir it.
 - Lower the flame and pour the wheat flour slowly into the milk while       stirring with a spoon. Be cautious lumps should not be formed.

  - Cover it and remove from the flame.

  -Now your tasty, delicious, yummy sweet is ready to serve.

Tips:

            - According to your taste you can change the quantity of sugar.

    - If you are more health conscious instead of ghee use oil (3/4 cup).        If you use oil at end add 1tbsp ghee for taste.

    -for better flavour you can add 1smashed cardamom.

China Grass Halwa

Agar-Agar,  popularly known as China grass, is very good for digestion and body heat control. Moreover it is a very soft sweet , somewhat like icecream .so children like it very much. If you like flavoured ones, in the market there is availability of many flavours in powdered shape. But I always prefer plain grass.

Ingredients:

            - China grass 10 gm

            - Creamed milk 1 ltr

            - Sugar

            - Cashew, almond& cardamom

Procedure:

            - Wash the china grass. Cut it into small pieces.

- In a deep vessel (1/2 ltr quantity) take Agar-agar pieces and ½ cup water. Cover it and keep it on low flame. After 5 min stir it continuously till it melts in water.

- Once it becomes a fine paste add boiled milk. Let it cook for 15 min.

- Then add sugar as per your taste and cardamom powder as well. The sweetness must be more than your taste.

- Let it boil with occasional stirring.

-  After 15 min take a spoon of liquid into the plate and check it after 2 min. If it becomes thick and comes out of plate the boiling is enough otherwise let it boil for a few more min. Again follow the same procedure to get the finishing touch.

- Once it is ready to remove increase the flame and let it get high bubbles.

- Remove it from the flame and beat it with egg beater till it gets nice foam on.

- Pour it in highly edged plate and let it cool.

- After 10 min garnish with dry fruits. Once it becomes stiff cut it into the shapes you like.

- For better taste keep it in the fridge and serve.

Tips:

            - For the first time prepare with 25gm china grass with ¼ ltr milk.

            - If you need the pieces much thicker lessen the milk.

            - You can also add essence and food colors.

BEETROOT HALWA

     

                

                                By seeing the name do not skip it. I know most of you do not like beetroot. But I am posting mainly for such people  because, beetroot   is good for health and halwa is very tasty one. The procedure is very easy. You really feel it much tastier than carrot halwa.

         

          INGREDIENTS

            -1 cup beetroot (grated)

            - 3/4 cup sugar

            - ¼ ltr milk (whole cream milk)

            -cashew, badam etc.,

            - 1 tbsp ghee (or oil)

       Procedure:

            -Take a wide thick pan with ghee and heat it.

            -Fry grated beetroot till nice smell comes.

-Now add milk. Cover the pan with lid and cook with low flame, stir

  occasionally. Once it becomes soft remove the lid and on medium flame,

go on stirring till all the milk evaporates. Now add sugar and continue

stirring. Once halwa looks thick  and doesnt stick to your finger when you touch it it is done.

- add fried nuts.

-now ready to eat.

           TIPS :

           -If you fry in a pressure cooker (Pan) it is very easy. After adding milk put the lid and weight.cook for 5 minutes. After it becomes cool, remove the lid and continue the procedure.

          -If you keep on stove for a long time, halwa will become hard when it become cool. if the sugar doesnt form into pakam, it doesnt taste yummy.