MahaShivratri Special Recipe

Rajgira Sheera/Halwa Recipe:

A sweet dish made from amaranth flour, white granulated sugar and milk. It is flavoured with cardamom powder and garnished with chopped almonds.

Usually ate on fasting days but should be included in daily routine as it contains more than three times the average amount of calcium.

  Prep Time:- 15 min






Ingredients:-
Ghee (Clarified butter) – 4 tablespoons
Rajgire ka atta (amaranth flour) – ½ cup
Milk – 1 ¼ cups
White granulated sugar – ⅓ cup
Cardamom powder – ¼ teaspoon
Almonds (or cashews) – 1 tablespoon, chopped

Procedure:-

1. Roast the rajgira till you get the toasted, nutty aroma of the flour. It gets slightly brown in color. It will take about 4-5 minutes.

2. Once flour is roasted, add the warm milk-sugar mixture. Be Careful it will be bubbly and splutters.

3. Immediately mix well using spatula.

4. Continue cooking with stirring constantly till it gets thick, all the moisture is evaporated. And the ghee starts to ooze out from the sides. Also the sheera will leave the sides of the pan. Then turn off the stove.

5. Lastly add cardamom powder and chopped nuts.