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Rajgira sheera recipe or rajgira halwa recipe is a simple and easy fasting (व्रत or उपवास) recipe that you can prepare very easily and quickly. It is also one of most popular Navaratri fast recipe. Within minutes you can make this delicious fasting (vrat) recipe using one main ingredient – rajgira or amaranth.
It is also one of the most popular Indian sweet or dessert. This recipe uses lots of ghee (clarified butter) and becuase of this this tastes very yummy and tasty.
Amaranth also popularly known as Rajgira in India is the ace of ingredients consumed during fasting. The other ace is sabudana (famous recipes: sabudana khichdi, sabudana vada, sabudana pakoda etc). The amaranth flour is gluten-free and very healthy flour made from amaranth. It’s slightly coarse compared to Singhara atta or kuttu flour which gives more texture to this fasting halwa or sheera.
Rajgira atta ka halwa or rajgira sheera is usually made during Navratri festival or fasting on ekadashi. During these 9 days of festival we observe fasting where these kind of food is served. Wheat flour is avoided and we consume gluten-free food that helps in reviving the digestion system. Fasting is good for both body and mind. An occasional fasting is consider quite helpful for body.
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It is also one of the most popular Indian sweet or dessert. This recipe uses lots of ghee (clarified butter) and becuase of this this tastes very yummy and tasty.
Amaranth also popularly known as Rajgira in India is the ace of ingredients consumed during fasting. The other ace is sabudana (famous recipes: sabudana khichdi, sabudana vada, sabudana pakoda etc). The amaranth flour is gluten-free and very healthy flour made from amaranth. It’s slightly coarse compared to Singhara atta or kuttu flour which gives more texture to this fasting halwa or sheera.
Rajgira atta ka halwa or rajgira sheera is usually made during Navratri festival or fasting on ekadashi. During these 9 days of festival we observe fasting where these kind of food is served. Wheat flour is avoided and we consume gluten-free food that helps in reviving the digestion system. Fasting is good for both body and mind. An occasional fasting is consider quite helpful for body.
INGREDIENTS for Rajgira Halwa | Rajgira Sheera (For 1 medium size bowl as shown)
- Amaranth flour (rajgira cup) - 1 small cup
- Clarified butter (ghee) - 6 tbsp to 1/2 small bowl
- Water 1 cup
- Sugar 1/2 small bowl
- Cardamom (elaichi)1/4 tsp
- Dry fruits - Cashew and Raisin to garnish.
Recipe Steps for Rajgira Halwa | Rajgira Sheera
- First heat water.
- In the mean time add ghee (clarified butter to the pan) on medium flame.
- Once heated add Amarnath flour to the pan.
- Now stir slowly. Ensure no lumps are getting created and while adding you need to stir continuously.
- Roast till color start changing to light brown.
- Keep pressing in between as shown to ensure no lumps are getting created.
- Now add the hot water slowly and while adding water keep stirring as shown so that no lumps are getting created.
- Keep cooking till clarified butter starts seprating.
- Once ghee starts seprating add sugar and mix well.
- Make sure you are keeping flame medium else halwa will burn.
- Now our halwa is ready. We will transfer it to the serving bowl.
- Garnish it with Cashews, raisins. You can also add almonds to garnish.
Complete recipe Steps with pictures coming soon...
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