Do you have a good recipe for halva? Or any recommendations where I can find a good recipe for homemade halve- very authentic halva- like the kind you get in India for prashad.

Hello Mamta

We usually make this halwa; Semolina halwa. Unfortunately, the pictures are not very good.

If you follow older tradition, make Chapatti flour halwa. This one needs more ghee than the semolina halwa, but I love it.

Hope this helps.

Mamta

Hi Mamta

Made your recipe of sooji halwa yesterday and just had to let you know that it was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

I am not very good with making sweet treats and I was very thrilled when I got many compliments.

Have once again recommended you easy to use website to family and friends

Cheers

JL

Halwa is one of those dishes that we north Indians make when someone unexpected turns up at tea time (tea as in a cup of tea, not evening meal). Most of us Indian have semolina, sugar and ghee in our larder. If not, one can always make it from Chapatti Flour, a more traditional but slightly more fussy dish to make. It tastes better than semolina in my view, but you have to make sure that the flour is well fried in ghee, or you end up with 'glue'.

Mamta

Hello Mamta

"Halwa made with chappati flour", I have not heard or tried that one. I take it the chappati flour is Atta? Mum only used to use that or plain flour with a bit of wholemeal added.

thanks

Yes indeed, chapatti floour is atta. In old days, when i was a child, semolina was not that easily available in small towns and it was expensive. So people of my grandmother's generation, always made it from atta. I have to say that if you make it with a good amount of ghee, it has much nicer taste and favour than semolina halwa. But it is easy to get it lumpy if you are stingy with ghee and becomes like like thick glue. Worth a try with a small amount though.

Mamta

Thanks Mamta. I will give it a try and try not to make glue instead of a tasty dish:}

Cheers

JL