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Punjab · Dessert

Sooji Halwa

Traditional 17. Sooji Halwa recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Semolina (fine): 150g
• Ghee: 50g
• Water: 300ml
• Sugar: 100g
• Cardamom pods: 3 (crushed)
• Almonds (sliced): 20g
• Cashews (sliced): 20g
• Raisins: 15g

👩‍🍳 How to make Sooji Halwa

1. Heat ghee to 170°C in pan
2. Add semolina, roast 8-10 minutes on medium heat (170°C)
3. Stir constantly, semolina should turn golden, release sweet aroma
4. Add almonds, cashews, toast 1 minute
5. Boil water (95°C) with sugar separately
6. Slowly add hot sugar water to roasted semolina
7. Stir immediately (careful: may splutter)
8. Add crushed cardamom
9. Reduce to low heat (150°C), cook 8-10 minutes until water absorbs
10. Fold in raisins in final 1 minute
11. Visual: thick, creamy pudding; light golden color
12. Check: no liquid should remain, grains should be soft
13. Serve warm at 60°C

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