Rajgira Sheero
Rajgira Sheero or halwa is a gluten free dessert usually prepared and consumed during the months of fasting. Rajgira is known as Amaranth grains in English. This sheero is so quick to make, taste too nutty and has very few ingredients. Every now and then, I would make it whether I am observing fast or not.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp ghee
- ½ cup amaranth flour
- 1 cup boiling water
- ¼-1/2 cup sugar or jaggery
- ¼ cup almond meal optional
- 2 tbsp nuts
Instructions
- In a pan, on medium heat take some ghee. Once the ghee is slightly warm, add in the chopped nuts. Roast the nuts until they are lightly brown, it will happen quickly. So, keep a close eye. Remove them and leave them aside.
- In same ghee, add amaranth flour and toast it until its changes color and feel lighter while stirring. Keep stirring. Do not leave it unattended. Flour tends to burn quickly.
- On another burner or in microwave, heat up some water or milk. It should be scalding hot when you pour it in the flour. Once the flour is toasted and the water is hot, add that hot water carefully in the flour and ghee mix. Be careful with the hot water. The flour mix will start sizzling.
- Let the water or milk, whatever you are using evaporated. Keep stirring all this while.
- Once all the water is gone, add in the sugar or jaggery. Sugar will release water so keep stirring and cooking until all the water is evaporated. Stir in the almond meal also.
- Garnish it with the roasted nuts. Serve it warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- It stays good for few days in the refrigerator stored in an airtight container.
- Make this halwa only in ghee. Oil doesn’t taste good in this recipe.
- Make sure to keep stirring the flour so that it doesn’t get burned.