Sheera - halawa using wheat flour

How to make wheat flour sheera /halawa

Sheera is very popular type of desert because of it simple recipe. Sheera or halawa  can be made as dessert or snacks for kids. I have grown in a family where  sheera is served as breakfast delicacy with goodness of ghee and milk. We used to eat sheera as breakfast and not as dessert. sheera is served as healthy food and its been said that the goodness of ghee makes it very light to digest ,it gives instant energy because of milk and sugar and wheat flour gives feeling of satisfaction after eating.

My mo used to make atta sheera ,rawa/semolina  sheera ,almond sheera and narayan sheera for us.  Sheera is good food for baby and toddlers as well. I often make sheera for my kids as snacks.

I have decided to post all these traditional and nutritious sheera recipes for all types on hellomomy.

This sheera is made from wheat flour. Wheat flour needs to be roasted on low flame until nice aroma comes out for making this simple wheat flour dessert.

Cooking time:45 min

Ingredients:

• Atta /wheat flour  2 cups
• Full cream milk 2  cup
• Sugar 1/2 cup
• Ghee 1 cup
• Cashew 4 to 5 pieces
• Almond 4 to 5 pieces
• A pinch of cardamom powder
• Water 1 cup

Directions to cook:

1.Boil milk and water mixture in separate pan and keep it aside for adding in sheera.Make sure its very hot while adding in sheera ,else cold mixture makes sheera sticky.

2.Add atta in kadhai and roast on low flame.For roasting 2 cups atta at least 25 minutes required. Or roast till nice aroma comes out from wheat flour.

3.After roasting atta add sugar in it.

4.Add full cream milk + water mixture slowly while stirring in sheera. And add roasted dry fruits in sheera.Adding dry fruits is optional.

5.Mix well all ingredients by stirring and cook it for 5 to 6 more minutes.

6.Sprinkle cardamom powder on sheera and switch off gas.

7.Garnish with fried cashew nuts and serve Atta sheera/ halawa.