My Never Fail Suji Ka Halwa (semolina Halwa)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup semolina (suji)
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 20 raisins (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon yellow food coloring (optional)
• 1/4 cup dried coconut (thinly sliced)

Recipe

• 1 take a deep pan or kadai; heat ghee. when hot add suji; stir it and lower the flame medium to low.
• 2 in a separate pan take water, sugar, food colouring and raisins together. bring to a boil on medium flame and let it boil for a minute.
• 3 after a couple of minutes the suji will change colour. now don't leave it unattended--constantly stir it to avoid burning until a nice brown colour is reached, something similar to the colour of peanut butter.
• 4 reduce flame to slowest wear your thick oven gloves and very carefully add the boiling water to the suji.
• 5 the water will splutter, so be careful!
• 6 now add the coconut slices and simmer until the water is well mixed and halwa has reached a good thick consistency (please do not boil or overcook else it will harden).
• 7 remove from flame and cover with a lid.
• 8 this halwa is eaten warm. can be refrigerated up to a week and heated in microwave.
• 9 enjoy!