Farali Rajgira Atta Sheera Recipe (Amaranth Flour Halwa)
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 275kcal
Farali Rajgira Atta Sheera (Rajgira Halwa, Rajgara No Sheero, Amaranth Flour Halwa) is an Indian gluten-free dessert made using Rajgira (Amaranth) flour. It is perfect to make for vrat (Hindu fasting) days, festivals, or special occasions. Here is how to make it.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup ghee
- ¾ cup rajgira atta (amaranth flour)
- 1 cup warm milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoons almonds and pistachios slivers for garnishing
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a pan over medium heat.
- Once the ghee is hot, add rajgira flour to the pan and mix it well with the ghee using a ladle. Make sure there are no lumps.
- Roast the flour until it turns golden brown in color and a nutty aroma starts to come (10-12 minutes).
- Keep stirring frequently while roasting to avoid the flour from burning at the bottom of the pan.
- Note – Do not roast the flour on high heat. The best taste of the halwa comes when it is slow roasted.
- Once the flour is golden brown in color, add warm milk to the pan and cook until all the milk is soaked by the flour (1-2 minutes).
- Keep stirring continuously to avoid the formation of lumps.
- Note – At this point, the color of halwa will become very light. But don’t worry, it will darken once the sugar is added to it.
- Add sugar and cardamom powder and cook until halwa turns dark brown in color and the ghee starts to separate from the sides (3-4 minutes).
- Keep stirring continuously while cooking.
- Garnish with 2 tablespoon of mixed almonds and pistachios slivers and dried rose petals. Serve hot or at room temperature.
- Tip – Once the halwa is cooked, there is a lot of ghee that is separated on the sides of the pan. You can collect it and use it to make other sweets.
Notes
My recipe serves 6 people but you can easily double or triple the recipe if making it for a crowd.
Do not cut on the amount of ghee to roast the flour otherwise, the texture and taste will not be the same.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg