I prepared this wheat halwa on the occasion of Radhasapthami which is a festival for Sun God. Here's my recipe for Wheat or gothumai halwa.
Radha Sabthami is another name for the Hindu festival Ratha Saptami, which is celebrated in the month of February or March. It is also known as Surya Jayanti, which means the birthday of the sun god Surya.
In Vedic astrology, the Sun is associated with vitality, energy, and leadership, and offering wheat is believed to appease the Sun planet and bring positive energy to the devotee.
Wheat Halwa Recipe Video Uploaded on Youtube
Wheat Halwa Ingredients:
1/4 Cup Wheat Flour
1/4 Cup Sugar
10 Cashews
3 Pods Cardamom
10 Raisins
4 Tbsp Ghee
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Pinch Edible Camphor (Pachai Karpooram)
1 Cup Warm Water
Prep:
Split the cashews in half and reserve.
In a pot a 1 cup water bring to a boil on medium flame and reserve.
Crush the cardamom pods and reserve.
Method:
Heat a heavy bottom wok on medium flame.
Add 2 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp oil. Once the oil is hot reduce the flame on low setting. Add cardamom, cashews and raisins fry till golden.
Add wheat flour and fry on low flame for 2 minutes constantly keep stirring.
Once a good aroma start to form in the wheat add sugar and stir well.
Add warm water in small batches and stir till no lumps are formed. Add a pinch of edible camphor and stir well.
Cook the halwa for a minutes time on each side.
Top the halwa with 2 more tbsp ghee and stir well and cook it till the ghee starts to separate from the halwa.
Dish out the halwa on a serving dish and offer to payer and then to family...Enjoy!
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