Dessert, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Vegetarian
Parsad (Sooji ka Halwa)
Ingredients
½ lb ghee
1lb or 4 cups flour or cream of wheat
½ lb or 1 cup granulated sugar
3 cups water
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tin condensed milk (14oz)
1 tsp cardamon seeds
½ cup raisins or dried fruit of choice
Preparation
Melt ghee in a large, heavy pot and add flour or cream of wheat. Cook on low heat until four gets very loose and brown; remove from heat. Make syrup by bringing sugar and water to the boil
Combine evaporated milk and condensed milk. Add syrup and milk to flour mixture and cook over medium heat, stirring briskly until light and fluffy.
Add cardamon and raisins and continue to cook for 30 seconds Variation: Use half flour and half cream of wheat. Chopped almonds, cherries or shredded coconut could be added