Sheera - Sweet Comforts: Sugar High Friday #61

Sheera (Sweet Semolina) is generally the desert made at lot of Indian homes for occasions, be it a special one like Satyanarayanchi Pooja or dinner of Sheera Puri which is a must for Simantpujan ( the rituals that take place on eve of wedding).
It is a simple sweet dish which is easy to make and the ingredients that are required are generally ones which are easily available in most Indian homes.

Though I don't have a sweet tooth, Sheera remains one of the few deserts that I at times venture eating. Especially the sheera which is given as prasad during Satyanarayan Puja is sometime that I find hard to resist.

For Sheera prepared for Satyanarayan Pooja, all the ingredients listed below are to be taken in equal measure of 1 and 1/4 cups. Banana is also added to the sheera and few strands of saffron can be added to give it royal look.

Here's how I made Sheera at our home -

Ingredients -

• Rava /Semolina / Sooji - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1/2 cup ( more or less as per individual taste and preference)
• Ghee - 1/2 cup
• Cloves / Lavang / Laung- 2/3
• Mixture of Water and milk - 1 and 1/2 cups
• Nutmeg / Jaiphal powder - 1/4 teaspoon

For garnishing -

• Cashews - 4/5
• Almonds - 4/5

Method -

1. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan / kadhai .Add cloves/ lavang for flavour.
2. Then, add rava and roast the rava/Semolina / Sooji till it turns brown and your kitchen is filled with its lovely aroma.
3. Heat the mixture of water and milk till the mixture is warm (do not boil).
4. After the rava/Semolina / Sooji is finely roasted in ghee, add warm water and milk mixture.
5. Stir the mixture well and cover it with lid for couple of minutes.
6. When the mixture is properly cooked, add sugar and stir the mixture continuously.
7. Cover with a lid and let it cook for some minutes.
8. Switch off the gas and add nutmeg powder for fragrance.
9. Garnish with cashews and almonds.
10. Sheera is ready to be served.

This lovely sheera goes to Sugar High Friday #61 : Sweet Comforts hosted at A Merrier World

Sugar High Friday (SHF) was created by Jennifer, the Domestic Goddess and is a monthly desserts extravaganza.