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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

Method
 

  1. Add little ghee to thick pan and heat it to add these crushed nuts first to become golden.
  2. Next in the same pan add rava and toss it well till it heats up to give a good aroma,but not golden.
  3. Take out this in a plate and keep aside.
  4. In a separate kadai add 3 cups of water and let it boil,add saffron strands along with it.
  5. When it starts boiling simmer the stove and add the rava with nuts.
  6. Mix up nicely without lumps stirring continuously.
  7. Wait till all the water to be absorbed and rava to cook.
  8. Add sugar and stir continuously and now you can increase the flame.
  9. When the sugar melts and all the contents liquidises add mango pulp and stir for 2-3 minutes.
  10. Lastly add cardamom powder and remaining ghee,switch off.
  11. The consistency should be silky smooth that is little bit loose.
  12. 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.