ABOUT Winter Special... Besan ka Sheera RECIPE

You can offer it to the deities or make it for your family when you prepare besan sheera the house is full of nutty sweet aroma coming from gram flour. The aroma gives you hunger pangs, and you want to serve as soon as you can. Both ghee and dry fruits gives a rich flavour to this dessert. Besan sheera is a quick recipe but a lot of stirring is required, so too much of hand work but every bit of effort is worth to make this.

Ingredients Serving: 4

besan 3/4 cup
jaggery 1/2 cup
Milk 1 1/2 cups
water 1 cup
pepper power a pinch
cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
ghee 1/4 cup

Instructions

DRY ROAST 3/4 CUP BESAN IN A NON-STICK PAN
ROAST UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN
WHEN BESAN TURNS FRAGRANT, TAKE OFF HEAT, COOL
BOIL THE 1/2 CUP JAGGERY WITH 1 CUP WATER
BOIL TILL THE JAGGERY MELTS & DISSOLVES
HEAT 1/4 CUP GHEE, ADD A PINCH OF PEPPER, IMMEDIATELY ADD THE ROASTED BESAN, STIR BRISKLY
ADD THE JAGGERY WATER, 1.5 CUPS MILK, MIX ON LOW HEAT
STIR CONTINUOUSLY ON LOW HEAT TO AVOID LUMPS
WHEN IT COMES TO A BOIL, COVER & SIMMER TILL THICK
THE CONSISTENCY SHOULD BE OF A LOOSE, FLOWY & SOFT HALWA
MIX 1/2 TSP CARDAMOM POWDER
TAKE OUT IN SERVING BOWLS
GARNISH WITH SOME CASHEWS & RAISINS ( OPTIONAL )