SINGHADA ATTA HALWA / SINGHARE KE ATTE KA HALWA

During fasting, Hindus are not allowed to break their fast with anything that contains cereals, lentils and ordinary salt. Therefore, traditional ‘fasting food’ or ‘vrat ka khana’ as it is called in India. It is prepared with other ingredients like sago, varai or sama ke chawal, roots like sweet potato, potato, singhara and buckwheat. One among these foods is Singhara Halwa. It is a sweet dish which is rich in protein and also high in calories. Singhara Halwa is one of the most popular dessert during fasting season and in the Month of Shravan when many of the fasting festival lines up for you. Rich and delicious Singhara Halwa can be eaten warm or cold, but I prefer hot. I prepared it for Shravan somvar fast today. It turned out super delicious and my family liked it. It is very simple yet delicious halwa recipe. It is very easy and quick which hardly takes 15-20 minutes. So on next fasting day, try to make this and share your suggestions if any.

INGREDIENTS:

½ Cup Singhare ka Atta / Singhada Flour

½ Cup Jaggery

3-4 tablespoon Ghee

¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder

1 Cup hot, boiling Water

Some Almonds, Cahsews and Raisins, chopped

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Heat 1-2 teaspoon ghee in a pan. Add almonds, cashews in it and roast till golden in colour. Remove in a plate and in same way roast raisins till they puff up. Remove and keep aside.

STEP 2 – Heat rest of the ghee in a pan, add singhara atta in it and roast it on medium flame stirring continuously till it turns light golden brown or you can feel a nice aroma. It will take approximately 7-8 minutes. [see notes]

STEP 3 – On the other stove, keep water for boiling.

STEP 4 – Now after roasting atta well, add hot water in it, mix pretty well to avoid lumps. [see notes]

STEP 5 – Cover the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Once the water is nearly absorbed, add grated jaggery in it and give a nice mix.[I added sugar in my halwa] Keep stirring constantly.  

STEP 6 – Keep cooking till ghee starts leaving from sides. Add nuts in it and mix. Turn of the stove and halwa is ready.

STEP 7 – Add cardamom powder in mix and serve hot. [see notes]

NOTES: *Always roast the flour on low-medium flame as there are chances of burning it.

               *When you add water in roasted flour, it may splutter, so be careful.

               *Always add cardamom powder at the end.