Semolina Halva

Name: Semolina Halva (Sooji ka halva)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon cardamom seeds, crushed to a powder in a mortar; 2–3 tablespoons sultanas; 165 g/5¾ oz sugar; 300 g/10½ oz fine-grained semolina; 25 g/1 oz slivered, blanched almonds; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, or ghee; 570 ml/1 pint water

Sooji ka halva

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

This very light, fluffy halva may be eaten as a snack or at the end of a meal. It is very popular with children. The semolina (sooji in Hindi) is best bought from an Indian grocer.

Ingredients

570 ml/1 pint water
5 tablespoons vegetable oil, or

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegan

Method

Bring the measured water to the boil in a saucepan. Once it comes to a rolling boil, reduce the heat to very low and let the saucepan sit on the back of the cooker.
Heat the oil or ghee in a large, preferably non-stick frying pan over a medium flame. When hot, put in the almonds. Stir and fry them until they turn golden. Take them out with a slotted spoon and l