SHEERA [SATYANARAYAN PRASAD ]

Sooji halwa/ Rawa sheera is a sweet preparation of rawa/ semolina, ghee, sugar and milk and it is very healthy as well as quick sweet dish during auspicious occasion. Prasadacha sheera is offered to God as a prasad while performing ‘Satyanarayan Pooja’ or any other pooja like Devi Pooja/ Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja.  When we were kids, we always wait for the pooja to finish, so we can get this sheera as a prasad. Basically this sheera is distributed among devotees and followers after pooja ends as they break their fast by eating this.

Prasadacha sheera is nothing but a sooji halwa using banana and tulsi leaves and served as prasad after pooja. The secret of this style recipe lies in the accuracy of ingredients proportion and one essential ingredient adding banana. Addition of banana in this sheera will give the exact taste, flavour and texture which we get in temple prasad. Banana make it more delicious as well as healthy. So adding banana is important here. The sooji halwa prasad is traditional yet modern simplicity in it and can be prepared at home in no time without taking anybody’s help at home. Or you can make it on any day and enjoy as a dessert. Do try this recipe at the auspicious occasion at your home and if you like it do not forget to like it and comment below in the comment box.

INGREDIENTS:

1-1/4 Cup Rawa/ Semolina

1-1/4 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Ghee

2-1/2 Cup Hot Milk

1 Banana

8-10 Almonds, Cashew nuts, Raisins

1 tablespoon Chironji/ Charoli

¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder

Few Tulsi Leaves

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Allow to heat milk on low heat on one side.

STEP 2 – Meantime, heat ghee in kadai/ pan, add chopped nuts and roast until it gets little brown.

STEP 3 – Then add rawa in it and sauté/ roast rawa on low flame till it turns light pink in colour. You will feel nice aroma of roasted rawa. It will take approximately 8-10 minutes. Make sure to roast rawa on low flame with continuous stirring.   

STEP 4 – Meantime, remove the outer cover of banana and cut it into small pieces.

STEP 5 – After 8-10 minutes, when the rawa is nicely roasted, add hot milk gradually in it and keep mixing to avoid lumps.

STEP 6 – Cover the pan with lid and allow it to cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.

STEP 7 – After this all milk will be absorbed by rawa and gets cooked properly. Ghee will start to ooze out from the sides and it leaves of the pan.

STEP 8 – Add chopped banana and mix well.

STEP 9 – Now add sugar and give a nice mix.

STEP 10 – Sugar will melt and the mixture becomes runny at first. Cover it cook for 4-5 minutes and after 5 minutes all the moisture gets absorbed by rawa.

Again you will see some ghee is oozing from it.

STEP 11 – Add cardamom powder, mix it and allow it cook for more 4-5 minutes on low to medium flame. Turn off the flame.

STEP 12 – Sheera is ready for offering to God. Transfer it in a serving bowl and garnish it with a tulsi patta.

This sheera is usually made as a prasad to offer to God while performing Satyanarayan Pooja and then distributed among the devotees, family and friends.

NOTES: *Time may vary while roasting and cooking the rawa depending upon the rawa size.

                    *You can add water instead of milk. But parasdacha sheera is mostly with milk only.                      *Using milk make this sheers more rich in tasty.

                     *When you add milk, it will splutter so be careful.

                    *Sugar quantity can be adjusted according to your taste.

               *If not thickened in 4-5 minutes, cook for some more minutes stirring it occasionally.