Wheat Flour Halwa

Indian jellylike desert

Posted by buttercup303

About

Godhumai Halwa or Wheat Halwa is a very rich Indian sweet made out of whole wheat berries. It is a rather long procedure extending over two to three days. But here is an easier and relatively quicker version.

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You Will Need (5 things)

1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
2 ½ cup Water
¾ cup Sugar
½ cup Clarified Butter / ghee
¼ cup Milk

Steps (20 steps, 60 minutes)

1

make a dough with the flour and 1/2 cup water.
2

Let the dough rest in 2 cups of water...
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...for three hours. (submerge the entire dough)
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after 3 hrs, dissolve the softened dough in the water to get wheat milk.
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strain the milk
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and throw away the gunk. Let the strained milk settle for a while (about 5 minutes)
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take 1/4 cup ghee + 1/4 cup milk in a non-stick pan.
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Next add the milk into the pan carefully so that the layer settled at the bottom of the milk remains in the vessel.
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Turn on the heat to medium and start stirring slowly. Add the sugar as well.
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Meanwhile ghee roast cashew bits ...
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...and keep aside.
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keep stirring and when you get this consistency (after about 20 minutes) add the ...
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...roasted cashews.
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mix well
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and keep stirring. And stirring and stirring and stirring.....
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Add more ghee if it seems too dry and if the mixture starts sticking to the pan. You can add a 1 tbs of ghee whenever the mixture turns less glossy.
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When the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan and moves around with the ladle (like in the above picture) it is almost done. Try to roll a bit of the Halwa in between your fingers. If it does not stick, it is done!
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Grease a plate with ghee and dump the halwa into the plate
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Spread it out evenly with the ladle.
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Let it cool. cut into desired shapes and serve!