Suji Halwa aka Sheera or Kesari

[dbiswas]

Hi Anuja and Hetal,

Recently I tried the Suji Halwa but it was quite Orange or close to red in color. Is that because they use coloring or if there is some other recipe for it ?

But your recipe is wonderful.

Thanks,

Dipankar

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@dbiswas : Most times, commercially, they do add color to Suji Halwa to make it look more appealing and attractive :)

[indipindi21]

Hi Anuja and Hetal,

My family likes the sheera to be of a drier, crumbly, upma-like consistency. I was able to make it like that once. However, more often than not, my sheera is soft and halwa-like. Any suggestions, tips, advice would be highly appreciated! Keep up the awesome work! Thanks in advance.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@indipindi21

If everything else is okay, you may just want to reduce the amount of liquid by a bit. Also, roasting the sooji properly helps each of the grains to be separate.

[PhantomAct]

this is not how i remember it... i thought Sooji or Suji was supposed to be thick & fluffy, almost like couscous. Any thoughts?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@PhantomAct

Sooji is available in many different textures. Maybe you had one that was very coarse but halwa is not as grainy as couscous.

[PhantomAct]

@ShowMeTheCurry Thanks. I bought fine semolina and used ratio: "1 cup of Semolina" to "3 cups of liquid." In my case the liquid was semi-skimmed milk. The result came out great - fluffy pudding - even though i felt a pain in my chest, haha. I guess what happened is that the video camera made it look like a sticky sauce, so i got a bit worried :-)

[whatever3009]

i will try it this sunday, my sister had explained it to me on phone how to make it, but its always better to watch videos because you always end up learning a thing or two, like they said you have to keep moving the suji in pan otherwise it will burn. i have to goto grocery store to get sugar and ghee, i will buy brown sugar from trader joe's that very good and healthy

[certainstrength]

From where I'm from the one for Satyanarayan puja is made from equal parts suji,sugar,milk,ghee,banana. It is super rich and absolutely delicious but not as healthy as the one you guys made.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@certainstrength  :)

[ladysteelspine]

Hey I have always noticed u use this non stick vessel in most of your recipes. I am not able to find this kind of one in the market which is so deep. If u guys don't mind could u let me what brand it is , so that I could get one for myself.

Thanks, Sneha.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@ladysteelspine : It is from Bed Bath and Beyond.

[killmewithouthurt]

hi i m from pakistan u r not use condance milk in sooji ka halwa and ghee mean milt buter

[killmewithouthurt]

hi i m from pakistan u r not use condance milk in sooji ka halwa and ghee mean milt buter

[killmewithouthurt]

hi i m fm pakistan ghee mean,s milt butter or oil

[killmewithouthurt]

no bro ghee mean,s oil ar milt buter

ok

[hijklmnop36]

can we add condensed milk...

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@hijklmnop36 : We don't think that will work but you can try it out and see....let us know if you do :)

[foziafkhan]

@hijklmnop36

you can add condensed milk , but you should omit some of the sugar then.

[Aly90]

what kind of suji do you guys use? thank you :)

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@Aly90

For this recipe, the coarse one works well.

[CellarDoor108]

WoW - thank you guys, this is such an excellent video :)

[orlahalice]

what is ghee and where can you buy it is not in any suppermarket

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@orlahalice

Ghee is clarified butter and is available in Indian grocery stores. You can make it at home as well. Please see our video on Homemade Ghee on our youtube channel or our website ShowMeTheCurry (dot) com.

[dougieboy28]

Thankyou! I made wonderful halva, i prefer using water than milk method and great with cherries too (glazed)

[chetnas26]

going to try this today :)

[Imjat2002]

Hi,

Thanks for the wonderful recipes.I have tried many of your recipes,they turn out to be yummy. Your this recipe says half cup sooji and in grams its 125 gms. But as per my knowledge 1 cup equals to 125 gms. Please tell me the exact amount of sugar and sooji .Thanks again

[ija8879]

Serious Question: Can I substitute margarine, or some other non-animal-based product, for ghee?

Question out of sheer curiousity: I have always wondered, what would happen if you used all-purpose flour?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

The Margarine may work (but have never tried it) but the All-Purpose Flour will be a total disaster (it'll be all lumpy and gooey).

[exoticbeb]

I also made this today. And I think it worked out good and I love milk instead of water. thx for recipe.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

We like both - different flavors!

:)

[savemapal]

sweet halwa and sweet girl ,,, emmm nice ,,, thanks i wish i could have both

[deepakrajput]

just made it.. tastes wonderful.. thanks for the recipe...

[kaku0307]

has anyone made it with only plain atta (wheat flour) like the one made in Gurudwara parshada

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Yes, you can substitue the atta (whole wheat flour) for the suji. It is very diffenet in taste but very flavorful.

Enjoy!

[ASTRALIND]

yes, but with whole wheat flour u need to add more ghee (in this case almost 1 in order to have the right consistency.

[amiastonishing]

aha lovely

[absfreakaditi]

My 2-year-old daughter Esha just loves the Sheera. I roast half banana while roasting the rava. Also, I do it with milk and put 5/6 threads of Kesar while microwaving the milk for a couple minutes. When I was in India, I used to add a little mango pulp to it..which used to give sheera a wonderful color and flavor of mango...Just my 2 cents.

You girls rock btw!! Love your recipes.

[AJ9211]

wow - all 3 recipes I viewed today happened to be about suji! the laddoo the upma and this. it seems to be very versatile!

I must try grinding saffron as my family usually take it whole, put it in a spoon of luke warm milk and allow to soak and infuse flavors and then mix into mixture (in any sweet dishes)

This was also served as a hospital meal in UK and it said it was steamed, just a thought I was pondering over how it might be made but fresh is the best!

[vaishnac]

thanks for your international idea of putting raisin after adding suji

[mzungu1970]

Looks pretty simple to make.... Gonna give it a try ... Thanks..

[Esunshine71]

isn't this same as this video "Suji Halwa - Indian Dessert"!!!!?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Yes, it is. We uploaded a new one with better sound. Sorry about the bad sound quality in the previous one.