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Today we will make Wheat Halwa.
This is quite different from the other Halwas.
Let's start making it.
Firstly let's grind the wheat.
Here we have 1/2 cup wheat,
washed well, soaked in water for 12 hours.
Remove the extra water from it.
Put the wheat in mixer jar.
Add some water to it.
Almost 1/2 cup water.
Grind it to a fine paste.
Fine wheat paste is ready.
Put the paste in a strainer,
and strain it well.
Put the leftover wheat back in jar,
add water and grind again, then strain it.
There is some wheat fibre left in the strainer.
Remove it.
Here we have wheat milk ready,
1.25 cup water is used to make it.
Let's start making Halwa.
Take 1/3 cup chopped cashews,
add 1 tsp ghee to the pan,
then add the cashews.
Slightly roast them and stir regularly.
Keep flame medium.
Cashews have slightly changed in color
and is aromatic too.
Cashews have roasted well.
Take them out in a plate.
Heat a wok, add 1 tsp ghee to it.
Add a little more than 1 cup of sugar.
Stir and cook until it completely melts.
You can adjust the quantity of sugar as desired.
We have to caramalise the sugar.
Sugar has started to melt,
flame is high.
We are cooking it by continuously stirring it.
Melt the sugar completely.
Sugar has melt completely.
It is of golden color.
Turn off flame.
Now let's add water.
But be cautious that you cover the wok,
as it might splatter.
You need to do this very carefully.
This was the reason for previously turning off flame.
Now stir it.
We have added 1 cup water to it.
Turn on flame.
Stir and cook the caramalised sugar till it dissolves.
Now add wheat milk to it made previously.
Reduce flame.
Stir and mix it continuously,
to prevent the formation of lumps.
I have used 2.5 cup water in it.
1.25 cup water was used to grind wheat
and 1.25 cup right now.
Keep flame medium.
Stir and cook until dense.
Now add ghee to it.
Cook like this till the halwa absorbs the ghee.
As the ghee absorbs, add more ghee to it.
Add ghee again.
Add it till the ghee separates from the Halwa,
and it stops absorbing the ghee.
It has stopped absorbing ghee.
Ghee is on the edge of the wok.
Add cashews to it.
also add green cardamom powder. Mix well.
Halwa is dense and aromatic now.
Halwa is ready.
You can also set this in a plate,
and cut as a barfi.
Take it out in a bowl.
Garnish halwa with some cashews.
Wheat Halwa is ready.
It is very delicious and easy to make.
Just be a little cautious.
When you add water to the sugar syrup,
then cover the wok so that it doesnt splatter.
The wok taken for it,
should have a heavy base.
It can be aluminium, steel or of hard iron.
Do not take non stick wok for it.
You can keep this in fridge
for over 5 to 6 days and relish it.
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