Mohan Bhog Recipe - Bengali Style Sooji Ka Halwa
Total Time: 40 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients:
- cashew nuts
- ghee
- bay leaf (tej patta)
- saffron strands strands
- milk
- raisins
- sugar
- cardamom powder (elaichi)
- sooji (semolina rava)
Instructions:
- To begin making the Bengali Mohan Bhog Recipe, we will first begin by boiling the water, milk, sugar, saffron and cardamom in a sauce pan and stirring until the sugar melts
- Keep the liquid mixture aside on simmer in another stove
- In wide heavy bottomed pan, heat 1/2 cup of ghee on medium heat; add the sooji and roast until the semolina gives out a roasted aroma and also turns light golden color
- Take care not to let it over brown
- Gradually, begin to stir in the hot milk mixture you prepared earlier
- Take care to keep the heat in medium as the mixture will splutter around as you pour the hot liquid to make the mohan bhog
- Keep stirring the mohan bhog mixture and allow the halwa to thicken
- Once the mohan bhog halwa has thickened it will begin to leave the sides of the pan
- Cover the pan and simmer for a couple of minutes stirring occasionally
- You will notice the mohan bhog halwa is cooked and when you stir the whole mixture comes away from the sides of the pan
- At this stage, turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let it to rest for a few minutes
- In another small pan; heat the 1 tablespoon of ghee on medium heat; add the cashew nuts and raisins and roast them until the cashew nuts turn golden brown
- Turn off heat and stir this to the Bengali Mohan Bhog (Sooji Ka Halwa)
- Serve the Mohan Bhog Recipe along with Luchi, Aloo Dum and Moong Sprouts Salad with Grated Carrots and Coriander for a special sunday lunch with family