Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Wheat Halwa (Microwave)

Ingredients:

Cream Of Wheat * 1/2 cup (4 oz.)
Sugar 1 cup
Milk (any kind) 1 1/2 cups
Ghee 1/2 cup
Saffron a pinch
Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp
Yellow Food Colour 1/8 tsp(optional)
Cashewnuts roasted in ghee (optional)

Procedure:

  1. In a sauce pan, fry the cream of wheat with 1/4 cup of ghee in medium heat till it turns light brown.
  2. Pour the cold milk in a square or round pyrex dish and add the sugar, saffron, food colour and half of the cardamom powder.
  3. Mix the fried suji slowly into it. Micro-wave for 3 mts.
  4. Stir well when you take it out.
  5. Repeat this 4-5 times (depending on the micro-wave) till it comes to a halwa stage.
  6. Stir in the rest of the ghee and cardamom before keeping it for the last time in the microwave. Add the cashews.

*Cream of wheat box that says `regular' works the best

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