Wheat Flour Halwa (आटे का हल्वा)

Wheat Flour Halwa (आटे का हल्वा)

Ingredients

§         Wheat Flour (आटा)      – 1 cup

§         Clarified butter (घी)     – 1 cup

§         Warm water            – 2 cups

§         Cardamom powder      – ½ tsp

§         Chopped nuts             – ¼ cup (raisin, almonds, cashews)

§         Sugar                         – 1 cup

Method

1.      Melt the clarified butter (घी) in a wok over low heat.

2.      Now add wheat flour (आटा). Stir constantly till you get a brownish color. Wheat is brown in itself. When it is roasted well, you will see a rich darker brown color. *

3.      While the wheat is roasting, warm the water in another vessel and keep it ready to be poured into the wheat flour mixture.

4.      Now add sugar in the wok. Mix well with the roasted wheat. Make a small well in the mixture.

5.      Pour in warm water in this well and stir immediately. A quick hand work is needed here.

6.      Keep stirring constantly till its done. When the halwa is done, you can see that it is moving easily in the wok without you holding the wok. It will not stick to the wok anymore and withdraw itself from the walls of the wok.

7.      Lastly add in the chopped nuts of your choice and mix the cardamom powder.

8.      A well done halwa is noticed by a smooth, lump free texture J. It just melts in your mouth J.

Serving

Serve hot as it is and sprinkle few more chopped nuts.

* It is very important to stir continuously during the whole recipe, else there are chances of lumps and wheat flour browning un-evenly and burning.

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