Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 40 minutes
- Preparation: 10 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/2 cup Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)
- 1/2 cup Khoya (Mawa)
- 1 tablespoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
- 1 tablespoon Badam (Almond)
- 1 tablespoon Cashew nuts - to garnish
- 1/4 cup Ghee
- 1 cup Sugar
Instructions
- To begin making the Atte Ka Halwa Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Halwa with Khoya), first get all the ingredients ready
- Heat a tablespoon of ghee in skillet on medium heat
- Add the almonds and cashew nuts and roast until browned and crisp
- Turn off the heat and keep aside
- Heat 1/2 cup of water and sugar in a saucepan and allow the sugar the melt completely and keep the hot sugar water aside
- Heat 1/4 cup of ghee in a heavy bottomed pan or a kadai
- Add the wheat flour and sooji and roast on medium heat in the ghee for a good 5 to 6 minutes until you get a roasted aroma from the flour and the flour resembles coarse crumbs and has changed to a little darker brown color
- Add the cardamom powder, khoya and again mix it well
- Cook the Atte Ka Halwa along with a khoya for another 5 minutes
- Keep stirring continuously and when the halwa begins to thicken add the sugar water and keep stirring continuously
- You will notice the halwa will splutter and start thickening
- Keep stirring for another 5 minutes till you notice the halwa leaves the sides of the pan
- Once it does turn off the heat and transfer the Atte Ka Halwa to a serving bowl
- Garnish with the roasted almonds and cashew nuts and serve
- Serve the Atte Ka Halwa along with a traditional Indian meal or simply make it as a dessert for festivals when you have friends and family over
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- North Indian Recipes
- Dessert
- Vegetarian