Semolina Sweetmeat

Name: Semolina Sweetmeat (Sooji Halwa)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: Almonds and Pistachios; 1 drop Kewra Essence; Almonds and Pistachios; 1 cup Semolina; 3 cups Water; 2 cups Sugar; ½ cup Oil/Ghee; ½ cup Oil/Ghee; A pinch of Orange Food Colour; 4 Green Cardamoms (crushed)

Sooji Halwa

Preparation info

Serves:
6
persons

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

This recipe of sooji halwa is of the halwa that is served alongside the traditional halwa puri breakfast in Pakistan. It is super easy and quick to make and tastes simply delicious.

Ingredients

1 cup Semolina
2 cups Sugar
3 cups

Asia
Pakistan
Dessert
Breakfast
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

In a pan, add sugar, 3 cups of water, and the food colour. Cook until the sugar dissolves to make the sugar syrup (sheera). Do not overcook it to make it thick, just cook enough to dissolve the sugar then remove from the stove.

In a separate wok, heat oil and fry crushed cardam