Delicious suji halua a.k.a sooji halwa gets a make over with saffron and rose water. চিরচেনা সুজির হালুয়ার স্বাদে ভিন্নতা খুব সহজেই।
Author: Lail Hossain
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Bangladeshi, Pakistani
Serves: 10
Ingredients
1¼ cup sugar
2½ cups water
3-4 green cardamom
1-2 cinammon stick, about 1inch each
1 bayleaf
¼ teaspoon saffron
Pinch of saffron food color (optional)
2 tablespoon rose water
½ cup ghee
1 cup suji a.k.a semolina
Crushed pistachio for garnish
Instructions
Make syrup by combining sugar, water, cardamom, cinnamon, bayleaf and saffron in a small pot in medium heat. Bring to a boil, add food color if using. Remove from heat as the sugar melts. Add the rosewater and mix well. Set aside the syrup.
On medium heat, melt the ghee in a non-stick pan. Add the semolina/suji and fry about 3-4 minutes until suji is slightly golden.
Gradually add the syrup to the hot suji and stir consistently and quickly for about 3-4 minutes in medium heat.
Continue to stir until all lumps are smoothen out and ghee separates from the halwa. About 1-2 minutes.
If you like very sweet halwa, you may add additional ¼ cup sugar to the syrup. Take out the spices before serving. If you like your halwa to be a creamy pudding like consistency, cook 1-2 minutes in step 3 above. You can also garnish with cashews, raisins, almonds, etc.
Recipe by WithASpin at https://withaspin.com/2015/06/01/zafrani-suji-halwa/