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Pineapple Sooji Halwa Sheera

Pineapple Halwa

213kcal
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Prep 15 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 45 minutes
Halwa is a classic Indian dessert made by slow-cooking a base of flour, semolina, vegetables, or fruit with ghee, sugar, and aromatic spices until it turns rich, glossy, and melt-in-the-mouth. This recipe of halwa is made from semolina and pineapple.
Servings 6 servings
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Semolina Sooji
  • 1 cup Pineapple canned or fresh
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 cups Water
  • 3 tbsp Clarified butter Ghee
  • 1 tbsp Almonds Slivered
  • 1 tbsp Cashews chopped
  • 8-10 Saffron strands

Method

Prepare the Saffron-Sugar Syrup
  1. In a saucepan, add Sugar, Saffron and 2 cups of water. Leave it on a slow flame when you start making the halwa, so that the sugar dissolves and the syrup is warm when you add it to the pan. This syrup will be added halfway through the cooking of the halwa.
    Saffron Sugar Syrup
Cooking the Halwa
  1. Melt 2 tbsp of Ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, on medium heat.
    Sooji or Semolina Halwa, Ghee
  2. Add the Semolina and mix well into the ghee.
    Sooji or Semolina Halwa
  3. Keep stirring the Semolina continuously. It is important to keep stirring to ensure that the Semolina does not burn. You can toast it on medium or low heat, but the higher the heat level, the more frequently you have to stir it.
    Sooji or Semolina Halwa
  4. Stir until it turns brown and aromatic, which takes about 5-6 minutes depending on the heat level.
    Sooji or Semolina Halwa
  5. Add the Pineapple along with the juice.
    Sooji, Pineapple, Semolina
  6. Mix in the pineapples and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
    Pineapple, Sooji, Semolina
  7. Pour in the Saffron Sugar syrup.
    Pineapple, Sooji, Semolina, Saffron, Sugar
  8. Mix the syrup in well and continue cooking, stirring every minute or so.
    Pineapple, Semolina, Sooji, Saffron
  9. Continue cooking until the Semolina absorbs all the liquid and expands; about 5 minutes total.
    Pineapple Halwa, Sooji, Semolina
  10. Leave 1/4 of the almonds aside for a garnish; add the remaining slivered almonds to the pan and mix well.
    Pineapple Halwa, Sooji, Almonds, Semolina
  11. Garnish with some pieces of Pineapple and almonds and enjoy.
    Pineapple Sooji Halwa Sheera

Nutrition

Calories213kcalCarbohydrates31gProtein3gFat9gSaturated Fat5gPolyunsaturated Fat1gMonounsaturated Fat3gCholesterol19mgSodium5mgPotassium81mgFiber1gSugar20gVitamin A16IUVitamin C13mgCalcium14mgIron1mg

Notes

Slivered Almonds
You could just use slivered almonds from a bag. If you'd like to sliver whole almonds, soak them in boiling hot water for about 5 minutes, and then drain. Once they are cool enough to handle, pinch an almond between your thumb and index finger, and its skin should slip off easily. You can then cut them up as needed into slivers. Set the almonds aside for now.

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