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