You can check my traditional sheera or suji halwa recipe and halwa recipes without flour that you can make for Navratri fasting. Jump to:About Apple Sooji HalwaApple SheeraIngredientsStep-by-step InstructionsTipsTemple and Hotel Style Sheera (Rava Kesari)More Sheera (Sooji Halwa) RecipesRecipe cardUser Reviews
About Apple Sooji Halwa
Sheera means Indian pudding dessert or halwa sweet made by roasting semolina (suji) in ghee and flavored with cardamom and saffron, sweetened with sugar. It is also called sooji ka halwa in North India and rava kesari in South India. Sheera is also popularly made prasadam and naivedyam recipes at temples and at home during festivals like Navratri, Diwali, and puja like Sai Guruvar. Halwa Puri Chana is a must prasadam for Durgastami and Navratri. You can use fruits like mango, pineapple, apple, banana, peach, chikku to make fruit sheera of your choice or make the traditional plain sheera.
Apple Sheera
Since apples are in season, this is one of the best and easiest desserts to celebrate fall or for upcoming Navratri, Diwali, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. You can check the best and must-try list of Indian desserts, popular Diwali sweets and traditional Navratri recipes.
Ingredients
Apple: Any variety of apples will work. Ghee: Gives a nutty flavor and glossy look. You can use butter instead. Nuts: For the crunchiness. Suji: also called suji rava, semolina or durum wheat. Sugar: sweetener used to make halwa. Cardamom powder: for flavor. See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Step-by-step Instructions
Tips
To make it healthier, you can reduce fat (ghee or butter). Note that the taste and texture will vary accordingly. Based on how sour or sweet apples are, you can adjust the sugar. If you like the apple chunks in the recipe just like we do, make sure not to overcook the apples. Else, it will begin to fall apart and become an apple puree instead. If you are using butter instead of ghee, to get an authentic taste, melt the butter on medium heat and continue cooking till it becomes aromatic and turns golden brown in color (i.e., brown butter or ghee). You can also prepare fudge or halwa using the same recipe. Just pour the pudding as soon as it is done into a greased plate and allow it to cool down before you slice it into pieces. For a cozy fall flavor, add teaspoon of cinnamon powder or saffron threads along with cardamom if desired. Add the sugar only after semolina or sooji has absorbed all the water. Otherwise, the final texture of the dessert will alter.
Temple and Hotel Style Sheera (Rava Kesari)
For a perfect temple-style sheera or rava kesari, the traditional ratio of ghee:semolina (suji, rava):sugar is 1: 1: 1 and 1.5 cups of water. To make it healthier, reduce ghee in the recipe, also note that the amount of water needed will vary on the type of semolina used.
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