Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Sooji Halwa (Rava Kesari) (Variation 2)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 2 cups plain flour
- • 2 tbsp fine semolina
- • 1/4 cup ghee
- • 2 tbsp rice flour
- • 3/4 cup warm water
- • 2 cups ghee, for deep-frying
- • 1/2 cup icing sugar
- • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Knead the flour, semolina, 2 tbsp ghee, and warm water into a soft, pliable dough; rest it 30 minutes under a damp cloth.
2
Phase 2
Mix the rice flour with 2 tbsp melted ghee into a smooth spreading paste.
3
Phase 3
Roll the dough thin, spread it with the rice-flour paste, pleat it into a tight rope, coil the rope into a spiral, and flatten gently.
4
Phase 4
Roll the coil into a thin 6-inch disc, keeping the layers visible.
5
Phase 5
Deep-fry in ghee over medium heat, pressing lightly with a slotted spoon, until crisp and golden on both sides.
6
Phase 6
Drain, dust generously with icing sugar mixed with cardamom, and crush lightly into flakes before serving.