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Mohan Bhog Recipe - Bengali Style Sooji Ka Halwa

Name: Mohan Bhog Recipe - Bengali Style Sooji Ka Halwa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup sooji (semolina/ rava); 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup ghee; 2 tablespoons raisins; 1 bay leaf (tej patta); 1 teaspoon cardamom powder (elaichi); 1 saffron strands - few strands; 2 tablespoons cashew nuts

A vegetarian Indian recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), sugar, milk. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.

Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳

Calories

515kcal

Estimated Cost

₹225-375

Carbs55g

Protein27g

Fats21g

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Instructions

14 steps

1
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
sugar(1/2 cup)milk(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon)saffron strands - few strands(1)
2
Keep the liquid mixture aside on simmer in another stove
3
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
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup)ghee(1/2 cup)
4
Take care not to let it over brown
5
Gradually, begin to stir in the hot milk mixture you prepared earlier
milk(1 cup)
6
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
7
Keep stirring the mohan bhog mixture and allow the halwa to thicken
8
Once the mohan bhog halwa has thickened it will begin to leave the sides of the pan
9
Cover the pan and simmer for a couple of minutes stirring occasionally
10
You will notice the mohan bhog halwa is cooked and when you stir the whole mixture comes away from the sides of the pan
11
At this stage, turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let it to rest for a few minutes
12
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
ghee(1/2 cup)tablespoons raisins(2)tablespoons cashew nuts(2)
13
Turn off heat and stir this to the Bengali Mohan Bhog (Sooji Ka Halwa)
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup)
14
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

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IndianDessertVegetarian

Mohan Bhog Recipe - Bengali Style Sooji Ka Halwa

A vegetarian Indian recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), sugar, milk. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.

Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳

Cook Time40 min

Calories

515kcal

Est. Cost₹225-₹375

Serving Size1 portion

Estimated Nutrition Highlights

Carbohydrates

55g(43%)

Protein

27g(21%)

Fats

21g(36%)

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Directions

14 steps

1
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
sugar(1/2 cup)milk(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon)saffron strands - few strands(1)
2
Keep the liquid mixture aside on simmer in another stove
3
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
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup)ghee(1/2 cup)
4
Take care not to let it over brown
5
Gradually, begin to stir in the hot milk mixture you prepared earlier
milk(1 cup)
6
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
7
Keep stirring the mohan bhog mixture and allow the halwa to thicken
8
Once the mohan bhog halwa has thickened it will begin to leave the sides of the pan
9
Cover the pan and simmer for a couple of minutes stirring occasionally
10
You will notice the mohan bhog halwa is cooked and when you stir the whole mixture comes away from the sides of the pan
11
At this stage, turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let it to rest for a few minutes
12
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
ghee(1/2 cup)tablespoons raisins(2)tablespoons cashew nuts(2)
13
Turn off heat and stir this to the Bengali Mohan Bhog (Sooji Ka Halwa)
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup)
14
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