WHOLE WHEAT HALWA (GOTHUMAI ALWA)

Hi all, i know all are like sweets especially halwa... tirunelveli halwa, coimbatore muthu vilas halwa are famous for halwa... so i tried the tasty 

halwa for 'FATHER'S DAY' special..... of course my dad loves the sweet halwa...

NEEDS OF INGREDIENTS

Samba whole wheat - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 cups 

Cardamom pods - 6

Ghee - 7-8 Tbsp

Kesari powder - pinch 

Salt - pinch

Water - 2 cups

METHOD

• Wash and soak the samba whole wheat for overnight.

soak in water

• Drain the water and wash again and blend by adding 1 cup of water. strain through a sieve to get a thick milk.
• Again grind with 1 cup of water and strain. Now you have only husk to throw it away.

ground wheat with water

extract milk from wheat

• The filtered wheat milk is ready. Keep this in refrigerator for 2 hours to settle down thick milk. 

wheat milk 

• Discard the upper layer of water and keep the thick milk. 

separation of thin and thick milk

• Now prepare the sugar syrup. Take a pan add 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water and stir in low flame.

• When it starts bubbling stir continuously and check it for single strand consistency.

single thread

• When sugar syrup is ready add wheat milk with pinch of salt and stir continuously.

• Then add color powder with some water and stir well.

• Add cardamom powder to this and stir well till it forms a mass.

• Adding ghee and don't leave your stirring otherwise lumps will appear.

• Should be stir in low flame around 30-40min, then only we will get good consistency.

• Check this consistency by rolling the mixture in your hand like ball, if it will not sticky its ready.

• Grease a plate with ghee, put the whole mixture on to a plate. Let it cool, cut into desired shapes.

• Serve it hot or cold.

to my dad.... N get compliments from him....

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!