Split Wheat Halwa

Sweet dish made from split wheat with mango flavour.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1. Split wheat (lapsi rawa) - 1 cup
2. Sugar - 1 cup
3. Milk - 1 cup
4. Water - 3 cups
5. Mango pulp (fresh/canned) - 3 tbsp
6. Ghee - 4 tbsp
7. Pineapple essence - 1/4 tsp
8. Edible Saffron colour - a pinch
9. Salt - a pinch
10. Dry fruits for garnishing.

Procedure:

• Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a thick bottomed pan.
• Add split wheat and stir fry till it gives out aroma.
• Boil water and milk together.
• Add it to the split wheat; cover and cook on low flame.
• Once it gets almost cooked and dries; add sugar, mango pulp, salt and colour dissolved in water.
• Mix well and simmer for 5 -7 min.
• Add remaining ghee and pineapple essence.
• Put off the flame.
• Mix well and keep it covered for sometime. (It will be dry after sometime)
• Garnish with dry fruits and serve.