Easy besan halwa recipe | besan ka halwa recipe | besan ka sheera

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: north india

Ingredients

  • ½ cup ghee / clarified butter
  • 1½ cup besan / gram flour
  • 2 tbsp rava / semolina / suji (fine)
  • 2 cup milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp saffron milk
  • 2 tbsp cashew / kaju (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai take ½ cup ghee.
  2. once the ghee heats up, add in 1½ cup besan.
  3. also, add 2 tbsp rava. if you are using coarse besan then you can skip the addition of rava.
  4. roast on low flame stirring continuously.
  5. roast for almost 25-30 minutes or until the besan turns golden brown.
  6. now add 2 cup milk and stir well.
  7. keep stirring continuously, until the besan absorbs all the milk without forming lumps.
  8. cook until the mixture separates the pan.
  9. further, add ½ cup sugar and 2 tbsp saffron milk.
  10. mix well until the sugar dissolves completely and separates the pan.
  11. further, add in 2 tbsp cashew and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. mix well.
  12. finally, enjoy besan ka halwa recipe garnished with more cashew.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.