Atta Halwa Recipe
Atta Halwa is a sweet dish made from whole wheat flour, sugar, ghee, cardamom and nutmeg. The wheat flour is roasted in ghee until it is golden brown, and then boiled in milk or water until it becomes soft. Sugar and spices are then added to create a sweet and fragrant mixture.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Whole wheat Flour
- ¼ cup suji / rava / semolina
- 4 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 7-8 cashew
- 7-8 almond / badam
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Assemble all ingredients together to avoid last minute rush.
- Roughly chop cashews and almonds.
Cooking
- Heat Kadai or Pan over low flame and add sunflower seeds. Dry roast them. Keep aside. This step is optional and can be skipped if not using sunflower seeds.
- Then, add 2 tbsp ghee in same Pan and add halved cashews and almonds. Fry them for a minute over low heat. Remove from the Pan.
- Add whole wheat flour in the same Pan and mix it with the ghee.
- Add remaining 2 tbsp ghee in the Pan and mix with the wheat flour.
- Add semolina and mix with the whole wheat flour. Keep heat at low flame.
- Roast flour-semolina mixture over low heat. Stirring continuously.
- Roast more, it will take approx. 8-10 minutes.
- Gradually, ghee starts separating from the mixture. Perfectly roasted.
- Then, add milk in the mixture while stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.
- Add sugar also and mix very well.
- Stirring continuously over low flame until milk gets absorbed completely by flour.
- Transfer to the Serving Bowl and garnish with roasted cashews, almonds and sunflower seeds.
- Serve hot. Enjoy!
Equipment Used for This Recipe
Notes & Tips
- Choosing Wheat Flour: It is always best to use wheat flour with coarse texture to make halwa or you can use freshly milled wheat flour instead of packaged one. Use 100% pure wheat flour to make Atta Halwa Recipe.
- Cardamom Powder: It is an optional ingredient and could skip as per personal choice.
- Using Ghee: I have shared Homemade Ghee Recipe in my other post. For best Halwa, always use pure Ghee or Homemade Ghee.
- Sweetness: To make Kada Prasad sweet, you could use white sugar or brown sugar or jaggery depending on your choice. Feel free to adjust sweetness as per your taste buds.
- Storing Atta Halwa: Transfer the leftover halwa to an Airtight Container and store it in the fridge. Before serving, heat the halwa in a Microwave for 1 – 2 minutes or till it is warm enough to eat. Or you can warm it in Tawa as well over gas stove.
Nutrition Information (Note: Approximate)
Nutrition Facts
Atta Halwa Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
392
% Daily Value*
Fat
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
46
mg
15
%
Sodium
25
mg
1
%
Potassium
212
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
48
g
16
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
28
g
31
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
101
IU
2
%
Vitamin B1
0.2
mg
13
%
Vitamin B2
0.2
mg
12
%
Vitamin B3
2
mg
10
%
Vitamin B5
0.4
mg
4
%
Vitamin B6
0.2
mg
10
%
Vitamin B12
0.3
µg
5
%
Vitamin C
0.05
mg
0
%
Vitamin D
1
µg
7
%
Vitamin E
2
mg
13
%
Vitamin K
1
µg
1
%
Calcium
90
mg
9
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
Magnesium
53
mg
13
%
Zinc
1
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.