Atta Wheat Flour Halwa Punjabi Sweet
Punjabi Atte Ka Halwa is a wheat flour sweet dish recipe combining wheat flour, sugar and ghee and garnished with raisins and nuts. The whole wheat flour halwa recipe draws inspiration from the sacred ‘Karha Prashad’, which is offered to visitors at Gurudwaras.
Servings: 6
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- Wheat Flour – 1 cup
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Ghee – 1 cup
- Water – 4 cups
- Raisins – 15
- Almonds – 10, cut into slivers
- Cashew nuts – 10
Instructions
- Melt ghee in a deep pan. Fry the cashew and raisins. Remove and keep aside.
- Slowly add the whole wheat flour to the hot ghee and sauté it on low heat for about 10 minutes till it turns a nice brown and a sweet aroma arises. You need to keep stirring the mixture to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Meanwhile, heat water in another pan.
- Add sugar to the wheat flour and stir for 1-2 minutes. Take care not to caramelize the sugar.
- Gently pour in the hot water and keep stirring. Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat. Let the atte ka halwa simmer till all the water is absorbed. Remove and transfer to a serving dish.
- Garnish with nuts and serve Wheat Flour Halwa hot with Puris.
Notes
- You can add ½ tsp of cardamom powder (Elaichi).
- Use flavourful ghee as this is what enhances the taste of aate ka halwa.
- You need to patiently roast the wheat flour over medium heat till it browns. But be careful not to burn it.
- You have to keep stirring continuously once you add water to prevent lumps from forming.