Sheera
Sheera is an Indian sweet dish made from suji, sugar and ghee. It can be served for breakfast, as a part of the meal or as an evening tea time snack.
Ingredients:
- Rava / sooji – 3/4 cup
- Sugar – 3/4 cup
- Vanaspati / pure ghee – 2 to 3 tbsp
- Water – 2 cups
- Cashew nuts, raisins, almonds – as per your requirement
- Edible saffron colour – a pinch
- Cardamom powder – a pinch (optional)
Procedure:
- Heat ghee in a kadai and add rava.
- Stir fry till it changes colour and gives out aroma.
- Combine water, sugar, nuts, raisins and colour in a thick bottomed pan. Bring it to boil.
- Add rava to it. (Both should be hot)
- Add cardamom powder.
- Stir well (don’t keep on stirring, it will become sticky) and cook covered for 2 min. Keep it covered for another 2 – 3 min.
- Press it in a mould or a small bowl and invert it on a plate.
- Serve hot.
Tip:
- If you are using saffron strands, then avoid using colour.
- Before frying rava, 2 cloves can be added to the ghee.
- You may use more ghee if you wish.
- A pinch of salt can also be added. I don’t like with salt.
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