Wheat Flour Halwa (Kankecha Shiraa)

Wheat Flour Halwa (Kankecha Shiraa)

Today, being 'Ram Navmi', I had to make something sweet. I had already made Shrikhand and Rawa shiraa for 'Gudhi Paadwa'. So thought of making something healthy and easy to make. 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Wheat flour

1 1/2 cups ghee (clarified butter)

1 cup jaggery (shredded)

3/4 to 1 cup water

Method

1. Heat the ghee in a pan/kadhai. 

2. Add the flour and roast till golden brown. The flour starts becoming crumbly in texture.

3. Add the jaggery and stir continuously. 

4. Add the water, very little at a time...and keep stirring. The halwa will absorb the moisture and become fluffy. Place a lid and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes. 

Your nutritious, yummy, and easy to make halwa is ready!

Consistency of the mixture while roasting the flour in ghee

Stage at which jaggery is to be added

Tip:

1. I used normal wheat flour. You may use coarsely ground flour, which gives the halwa better texture.

2. Shredded jaggery dissolves quickly. So, add water immediately after you see that it has started melting. Else, the jaggery will crystalize. Water cool downs the temperature of the mixture in the kadhai, thus making the halwa fluffy.