Deepawali Sweets - Rawa (Semolina) Halwa

Deepawali Sweets - Rawa (Semolina) Halwa

We may buy or prepare multitudes of sweets for the Deepavali festival. But the festivity is incomplete without a halwa. There are various basic ingredients used in the preparation of halwa, and this time I have used Rawa (semolina) for the same.

INGREDIENTS:

Fine Rawa (Semolina) – 1 cup

Sugar – 2 cups

Ghee – ¼ cup

Edible Saffron colour – ¼ tsp

Cardamom – 2 OR Any essence of your choice – 3 drops

Cashew nuts & Raisins – a few

METHOD:

1. Soak rawa in 1 ½ cups of water for at least 15 minutes.

2. Now knead the with your hand or beat with a whisk till it becomes milky.

2. Boil the sugar with 2 cups of water till it reaches one thread consistency (also called soft ball stage) .

3. Mix in the food colour and blend well.

4. Add the milky rawa and keep stirring.

5. When holes start appearing on the surface and the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan, blend in the ghee.

6. Mix in the cardamom powder or essence and pour it on a greased tray.

7. Garnish with roasted cashew nuts and raisins.

Scoop out the halwa in cups and relish while warm. Or store the plate in the refrigerator and cut the halwa into pieces when required.