Pineapple Halwa

Name: Pineapple Halwa
Yield: serves 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup semolina/ rava / sooji (1/2 cup fine + 1/2 cup coarse sooji); 6 tablespoons ghee / clarified butter; 2.5 cups boiling water; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tablespoon raisins; 10 cashews broken into tiny pieces; 3 cloves; 1 teaspoon cardamom powder; 1/2 teaspoon pineapple essence; 2 slices fresh pineapple, pureed

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Ingredients

serves 4-5 servings

1 cupsemolina/ rava / sooji (1/2 cup fine + 1/2 cup coarse sooji)
6 tablespoonsghee / clarified butter
2.5 cupsboiling water
1/2 cupmilk
1 tablespoonraisins
10cashews broken into tiny pieces
3cloves
1 teaspooncardamom powder
1/2 teaspoonpineapple essence
2 slicesfresh pineapple, pureed

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Steps

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In a thick bottomed pan, dry roast the semolina just until it’s hot to touch.
* this takes about 2-3 mins, remove it onto a plate.
* In the same pan,add 2 tablespoons ghee.
* Allow it to heat up, add raisins, cashews & cloves.
* The cashews should turn golden & the raisins start to swell up.
* Add the semolina and roast in low flame for 4-5 minutes until it turns fragrant.
* Now bring the gas to the lowest number setting, add boiling water slowly and stirring constantly.
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Break any lumps and stir continuously.
* Cook the rava for 4-5 mins, until well cooked.
* Add, milk and sugar.
* Sugar will release more water. Just keep stirring.
* Now add, cardamom powder, puréed pineapples and essence.
* Mix well until combined.
* Close the pot with a lid and let the halwa simmer for additional 3-4 mins, to remove the raw smell of the pineapples.
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Add 3-4 tablespoons of ghee and mix well.
* At this stage the halwa should be a bit thin.
* As the halwa cools down, it becomes thick.
* At the time of serving, if the halwa is too think, add a little bit of water and heat it up for a minute or 2.
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Video Recipe - https://youtu.be/Kv_RqxQ4Lbw