All these days, I was thinking that making godhumai halwa is very difficult as it involves soaking the wheat overnight, grinding it and extracting milk from it, until my perima (aunty) taught me an easy method to make wheat halwa using wheat flour (godhumai maavu).I never thought that preparing wheat halwa (Atte ka halwa) could be so easy. I thank my perima for contributing this recipe to all the readers and visitors of Padhuskitchen. Today we will learn how to make wheat halwa using wheat flour following this easy recipe.
Godhumai Halwa -Atte ka Halwa (step by step recipe)
Ingredients needed
Wheat flour – 1 cup
Sugar – 2 1/2 cups
Ghee – 3/4 cup
Milk – 1/4 (cow’s milk or aavin or any company)
Cornflour -1 tbsp
Cashew nuts -10
Preparation
Chop cashew nuts into small pieces, fry it in ghee and keep it aside.
Grease a tray or a shallow vessel with ghee and keep it ready.
Method
Take 1 cup of wheat flour and make a stiff dough with approximately 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp of water.
Now take 2 cups of water and soak the stiff dough in it for 2-3 hours. (see pic 1 below)
After 2-3 hours –
Mix the dough with your hands, until it dissolves well in the water and becomes milky.There should be no lumps.(pic -2)
Filter the milk (wheat flour milk) using a soup or juice strainer. Add 1 tbsp of cornflour to it and mix well. Also add a pinch of kesari powder to it.
Heat a heavy bottomed vessel or uruli, melt 1/4 cup of ghee, add the cow’s milk and the wheat flour milk. Keep the flame low and stir it continuously.
When it becomes slightly thick, (jam consistency) add sugar and mix well. Then add the rest of the ghee little by little stirring continuously.
Your hands will pain but you have to stir continuously without stopping in medium or low flame until the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan. (See picture below).Then immediately pour it on a greased vessel.
Grease the bottom of a cup with ghee and even the surface. Sprinkle fried cashew nuts on the top.It will stick to the halwa in the heat. Allow it to cool. Once it cools, it will set a little.You will not be able to make slices, as it will be of scooping consistency.
Believe me, I am not very fond of halwa but kept on eating this halwa that day as it was so soft and delicious.
Note – The halwa will be glazy on the top when done.
A note of thanks
You need to use both your hands to make this halwa. It is because my perima made it, I was able to click pictures of the halwa at each stage. Thanks a lot Perima for contributing this delicious and easy recipe to my blog.
Refer more Diwali Recipes (sweets and snacks)
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View Comments (57)
I love wheat halwa,having plan to make it,soon will.Thank u for posting,want to have some
I never had it, looks good.
However, scare to try, it seems tedious task as I already have experienced it when making chana halwa.
yummy Halwa
Yummy halwa recipe Padhu, looks yum :)
New recipe to me ,I will try it.
A very easy way from the need to use chamba flour to make the milk. Will keep this in mind the next time I try making it. Thanks for sharing.
Yummy halwa.. Reminds me of the famous irutukadai halwa from tirunelveli..
A small doubt, how much of the ghee should we add in the beginning?
yummy halwa
gorgeous preparation .. simply love it..
What a delicious looking halwa. All lovely Indian sweets need a lot of stirring but it's worth it in the end.