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mango kesari halwa /sooji sheera recipe

Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 -4

Ingredients
  

  • Rava/sooji - 1 cup
  • Mango puree or pulp - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 3/4 cup you can add even more according to your taste
  • Cardamom powder/elachi - 1/2 tsp
  • Saffron/kunguma poo - few strands
  • Water - 3 cups
  • Cashewnuts and badam - few crushed
  • Ghee - 1/4 cup

Instructions
 

  • Add little ghee to thick pan and heat it to add these crushed nuts first to become golden.
  • Next in the same pan add rava and toss it well till it heats up to give a good aroma,but not golden.
  • Take out this in a plate and keep aside.
  • In a separate kadai add 3 cups of water and let it boil,add saffron strands along with it.
  • When it starts boiling simmer the stove and add the rava with nuts.
  • Mix up nicely without lumps stirring continuously.
  • Wait till all the water to be absorbed and rava to cook.
  • Add sugar and stir continuously and now you can increase the flame.
  • When the sugar melts and all the contents liquidises add mango pulp and stir for 2-3 minutes.
  • Lastly add cardamom powder and remaining ghee,switch off.
  • The consistency should be silky smooth that is little bit loose.
  • After it cools it will become little bit solid(thickens).

Notes

I have added only moderate amounts of mango pulp,as I felt adding more it will be more overpowering.
I have added sugar according to my taste,you can add less or more accordingly.
Adding kesar/saffron is optional.
You can substitute water with milk as half and half if you want it to be more rich.