Atta Ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa)

By: Manjula Jain

Serving : 4 people

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Atta Ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa)

Atta ka Halwa, is a delicious sweet dessert. This is easy to make and with few ingredients. Atta ka halwa is made with whole wheat flour, sugar, and clarified butter, flavored with cardamom. I love the sweet aroma and flavor of cardamom, for me cardamom is must to have any sweet I make.

Atta ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Dessert)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup ghee, clarified butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 10-12 raisins
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom coarsely ground
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon pistachios sliced for garnishing

Instructions

  • Boil the water and sugar in a pan over medium high heat. Bring the syrup to full boil and mix it well making sure sugar is dissolved, and turn off the heat. Set aside.
  • In a frying pan over low medium heat, add the clarified butter after butter is melted add whole wheat flour. Keep stirring and roast the flour, till it turns light brown and have nice sweet aroma. Flour should be roasted well, after adding the syrup four will be lighter in shade. Halwa should be nice and light brown in color. This should take about 7-8 minutes.
  • Add the syrup slowly to minimize splattering. Keep stirring continuously, making sure there is no lumps. Add raisins, half the almonds and cardamom, and cook till it becomes consistency of thick batter. Keep the halwa softer than your desired consistency, as it will thicken over time. This should take about 5-6 minutes.
  • Garnish with almonds, and pistachios. Serve warm.
Atta ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Dessert)

Atta Ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa)

Atta ka Halwa, is a delicious sweet dessert. This is easy to make and with few ingredients. Atta ka halwa is made with whole wheat flour, sugar, and clarified butter, flavored with cardamom. I love the sweet aroma and flavor of cardamom, for me cardamom is must to have any sweet I make.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup ghee, clarified butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 10-12 raisins
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom coarsely ground
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon pistachios sliced for garnishing

Instructions
 

  • Boil the water and sugar in a pan over medium high heat. Bring the syrup to full boil and mix it well making sure sugar is dissolved, and turn off the heat. Set aside.
  • In a frying pan over low medium heat, add the clarified butter after butter is melted add whole wheat flour. Keep stirring and roast the flour, till it turns light brown and have nice sweet aroma. Flour should be roasted well, after adding the syrup four will be lighter in shade. Halwa should be nice and light brown in color. This should take about 7-8 minutes.
  • Add the syrup slowly to minimize splattering. Keep stirring continuously, making sure there is no lumps. Add raisins, half the almonds and cardamom, and cook till it becomes consistency of thick batter. Keep the halwa softer than your desired consistency, as it will thicken over time. This should take about 5-6 minutes.
  • Garnish with almonds, and pistachios. Serve warm.
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    vindhya
    December 20, 2018 at 4:07 am

    Can we use jaggery in place of sugar

      Manjula Jain
      December 21, 2018 at 7:58 am

      Vindhya, I have never used it but I am very sure you can.

    Sathya
    October 13, 2018 at 11:04 pm

    Hey It came out well. Thank you very much for easy sweets and snacks

    Huda
    February 3, 2018 at 7:30 am

    I tried it with milk instead of water. The taste was great. You will like it better with milk.

      Manjula Jain
      February 5, 2018 at 9:44 pm

      Huda, good suggestion, that is fun part of cooking, making the changes and sharing.

    Zum
    November 10, 2017 at 9:04 am

    While roasting ata if it becomes dark brown can we still use it ?

      Manjula Jain
      January 18, 2018 at 12:08 am

      Zum, yes

    lavan
    April 24, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    Can i prepare this a day before , refrigerate it then use it for next day evening home party ?
    Do i need to heat it before serving

      Manjula Jain
      April 26, 2017 at 8:23 pm

      Laven, yes,add extra water because as halwa will sit atta absorb the water and for best taste serve warm.

    ashu
    April 14, 2017 at 3:15 am

    If I use mishri does it make any change

      Manjula Jain
      April 16, 2017 at 10:59 pm

      ashu, try it should be good

    Laurie
    February 21, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Hi,, thnks for this dish….can we replace sugar with jaggery….

      Manjula Jain
      February 21, 2017 at 10:05 pm

      Lauri, Yes

    sharia
    September 26, 2016 at 4:48 am

    Can I use jaggery instead sugar naa

      Manjula Jain
      September 26, 2016 at 9:20 am

      Sharia,
      I don’t use jaggery often but yes you can use it should be about same amount

    Deboshree
    August 30, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    Thankyou for such wonderful dish.. Loved it, and my family loved it tooo. I made it in 15 min and that’s too perfectly

      Manjula Jain
      August 30, 2016 at 11:29 pm

      Deboshree, Thank you

    Simmy
    August 29, 2016 at 10:55 pm

    For wheat flour halwa tell me for one cup measurement

    Satvik
    August 25, 2016 at 8:28 am

    Hi. If i make this in morning and still want to serve it warm how should i heat it? Microwave? Or may putting it on stove?

      Manjula Jain
      August 25, 2016 at 10:43 am

      Satvik, if you are planning to serve later, you can heat ether way,I prefer heating over stove you may have to add little more hot water.

    zehra
    August 23, 2016 at 9:01 am

    Can I use any other flour like Maida or else in place of wheat flour

      Manjula Jain
      August 23, 2016 at 8:00 pm

      zehra, for this maida will not work

    Piyanka Dhar
    March 15, 2016 at 11:52 am

    I made this halwa which is very very tasty… Thank u didi for this delicious recipe

      Manjula Jain
      March 15, 2016 at 5:57 pm

      Piyanka Dhar, Thank you, it is always good to hear that

    Parvati Jayakumar
    March 6, 2016 at 2:59 am

    Can we use aashirvad atta instead of white wheat flour?

      Manjula Jain
      March 9, 2016 at 2:14 pm

      Parvati Jayakumar, yes that will work

    Sapana V
    December 20, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    My husband loves this dish, I will try this now. Looks so yummy.

    Ishita
    December 3, 2015 at 10:29 pm

    I love your videos and recipes…. Just wondering about the stove you are using, what type of it and where to find it?

      Manjula Jain
      December 4, 2015 at 11:04 pm

      Ishita, Camping stove, the cooking range I have it is on side, makes little harder to do video, this helps.

    ellana
    December 3, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    i waited for years for someone to make this on video as i just love this atte ka halwa but never could make it successfully. now, i think its gonna turn exactly the way my mom made.thks a lot

      Manjula Jain
      December 4, 2015 at 11:06 pm

      ellana, Thank you

    Veena
    December 3, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    V. Nice ..thank u….I am making it n carrying d same in d further form of solid cubes as I am travelling to night. I want to try jalebi also. ..thanks a lot I will let u know

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