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Atta Halwa Recipe (Gurudwara Style Atta Ka Sheera)

Rich, glossy and melt-in-mouth Gurudwara style Atta Halwa (Atta Ka Sheera / Karah Prashad) made with whole wheat flour, ghee and sugar.
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time12 minutes
Course: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Keyword: Atta halwa recipe, atta ka sheera, atte ka halwa recipe, atte ka sheera, easy wheat flour halwa, wheat flour halwa
Servings: 2
Author: Chitra

Ingredients

1 cup – 240ml

  • ¼ cup Whole wheat flour / atta (approx. 30g / 1 oz) (Aashirvaad atta)
  • ¼ cup Sugar (heaped) (approx. 50g / 1.8 oz) add up to 1/2 cup for more sweetness
  • ¼ cup Melted Ghee (approx. 60 ml / 2 fl oz)
  • ½ cup Water (approx. 120 ml / 4 fl oz) boiling hot
  • a pinch Cardamom powder optional
  • Cashews & sliced almonds to garnish

Instructions

  • Heat 1/4 cup of ghee in a wide, non-sticky kadai. Add wheat flour and roast till it turns golden brown in color with nice aroma. Keep the flame low to medium while roasting and keep mixing to prevent burnt bottom. It takes 3 to 5 minutes to roast well based on the quantity you use.
  • Boil 1/2 cup of water in a bowl and add the hot water carefully to the roasted wheat flour. It splashes. Add 1/4 cup (heaped) sugar, cardamom powder and mix well without any lumps. All the water would be absorbed by the wheat flour and gets cooked.
  • Mix well till halwa leaves the sides completely and becomes a whole mass. Do not switch off the stove. Keep mixing till ghee starts to ooze out in the sides of kadai. It will turn glossy too. Do the whole procedure in medium flame. It takes just 3 to 5 minutes to release the ghee. Switch off the flame and remove in a plate or bowl. Serve warm or cold as you wish!
  • For variations, you can add milk instead of water. You can also use grated jaggery in place of sugar. Enjoy!

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Notes

  • Traditionally this halwa is prepared with equal quantity of wheat flour, sugar and ghee. But I used little more sugar as we are sweet toothed.
  • If you don’t want to use equal quantity of ghee, you can use half the quantity mentioned. But texture may slightly vary.
  • Cardamom powder is not used in the traditional atta halwa. If you wish, you can add it along with sugar.
  • If you feel the sweetness is less, you can add it even at the end. Heat the halwa till the sugar melts and ghee oozes out. Serve it warm.
  • People have this halwa as a side dish for poori too, just like suji ka halwa.