SHEERA - Indian Traditional Pudding

RAVA SHEERA is Indian dessert is also known as SUJI HALWA. SHEERA is made by Roasted rava, ghee, milk, dry fruits and cardamom powder. 

Sheera known as some different names in different regions in India. In Maharashtra it is known as sheera. It is also popular as rava sheera and served as prasad in pooja. During the Satyanarayan Pooja or Prayer, Sheera is offered to god, During Ganesh Chaturthi Festvals, It is offered to lord Ganesh as a naivedya(Prasad), Also During Navratri, Raksha Bandhan, Holi, Diwali.

Not only religious occasions, But it is also made on special occasions like in birthday.

I share my photo recipe step by step:

Ingredients:

• Rava 1 1/2 bowl
• Milk 1 1/4 bowl
• Sugar 1 1/2 bowl
• Ghee 1/4 bowl
• Dry fruits as per requirement 
• Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Recipe:

• Take Rava in a pot for roast on medium flame, and take milk on other medium flame, Milk will take around 2-3 mins for hot and then remove it from the flame and keep aside.

• Rava is roast it until gets golden brown color, It will take 5-6 mins.

• Add Ghee on roasted rava and stir it well. reduce flame to law

• Slowly add hot milk in Rava and  mix by stirring constantly. 

• Stir and cook to avoid any lump and cook until all milk gets absorbed.
• Add Sugar and cardamom powder, Dry fruits,  stir until sugar is dissolves. 

• Cover it by plate for 2 mins and open cover and stir.
• Gas turn off and cover it for 2-3 mins.
• Ready Sheera.

Some Important Tips:

• Using warm milk or water is important as it will help the Rava/semolina cook faster.
• Cover and cook Sheera on a slow flame about 10 mins.

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