Suji Ka Halwa (Semolina Dessert) recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 cup fine semolina (suji, about 150 g)
• 1/2 cup ghee (about 100 g)
• 3/4 cup sugar (150 g), or to taste
• 2 cups water (500 ml)
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 tbsp sliced almonds
• 2 tbsp raisins
• A few strands of saffron (optional)

Method

1. Heat the water with the sugar in a pot until the sugar dissolves. Keep it hot on low heat.
2. In a wide pan, melt the ghee on medium heat. Add the semolina.
3. Roast, stirring constantly, for 8 to 10 minutes until it turns light golden and smells nutty.
4. Add the almonds and raisins and stir for 1 minute.
5. Carefully pour in the hot sugar water, standing back as it will splutter, and stir quickly.
6. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 to 4 minutes until the semolina absorbs the water.
7. Add the cardamom, mix and cook for a final minute until the ghee separates at the edges.

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