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Wheat Flour Halwa

Indian jellylike desert

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/wheat-flour-halwa • Posted by buttercup303

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.

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

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.

Instructions

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

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    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!