Atte ka halwa

It's been long I haven't posted something authentic and traditional. I lately made Atte ka halwa, (wheat flour sweet dish) one of my favorite Indian sweet dish. It has soft and warm, sheera like texture, which instantly melts in your mouth and makes it impossible for you to say a No for this dish.

It is one of the most delicious and iresistable sweet dish I have ever made. It is delectable, healthy and simple to prepare. I bet once you make this dish, you will be amazed how easy it is to prepare.

There are two ways to prepare this dish, either use sugar or jaggery, both yield great results. I always use jaggery, it is healthier than sugar. 

You will need, Ingredients:

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup ghee/oil
• 150g jaggery/sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamon powder 
• Dry fruits to garnish

Step 1:

Boil jaggery/sugar in 1 cup water, until melted. 

In a saucepan, heat ghee/oil and add flour. Keep stirring for 10-12 minutes. Cook until the flour changes to brown in color. Sprinkle cardamon powder.

Note: maintain medium heat, keep stirring to avoid burning.

Step 2:

As the color changes to brown, mix melted jaggery/sugar in the four.

Now stir faster until the texture turns thick and smooth. Turn the heat off immediately.

Note:  Stir faster when adding melted Jaggery/sugar to avoid lumps. 

Top with dryfruits. Serve hot.

Enjoy!