A sweet halwa made from vermicelli (semiya), milk, cashew nuts and then garnished with chopped mixed nuts.
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Semiya (Vermicelli) Halwa
Course: SweetsCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Medium
Servings
8
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
20
minutesA sweet halwa made from vermicelli (semiya), milk, cashew nuts and then garnished with chopped mixed nuts.
Ingredients
Semiya (Vermicelli) – 1 cup
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Milk – 1 cup
Ghee – 2 to 3 teaspoons
Cashew Nuts – few
Cardamom Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Kesar colour powder – a pinch
Chopped nuts for garnishing (optional)
Directions
- In a kadai put the semiya and dry fry till it changes its colour slightly and hot to touch. Remove and cool it. Then put it in a mixie and grind it to a fine powder. Normally for 1 cup semiya, you will get 1/2 cup powder.
- In a thick bottomed kadai put the milk , add sugar and the semiya powder. Stir well. Then keep it on the stove and stir continuously till it become thick. Add a pinch of kesar colour and mix it well. Add the ghee and mix thoroughly till it leaves the sides of the kadai.
- Fry cashew nuts in a teaspoon of ghee and add it to the halwa along with cardamom powder. Remove and transfer to another greased bowl. Garnish with chopped nuts.
Superb! Mam. new method, let me try and let you know the result.
hi mam,
Very colorful.. I gonna try this sweet tomorrow. Kindly clarify one thing mam. For 1cup Semiya POWDER, we need to add 1cup milk and 1/2 cup sugar right?
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Thank you Vidhya for your kind words.
Tried Ur recipe….was quick to make & tasted great…my daughter loved it
Thank you Leela for your kind feed back.
I tried on new year. it was tasted good
Thank you Vasantha for trying this recipe and your feed back.
madam, your recipies are really wonderful and very innovative.. im going to try the apple halwa and potato dosai of urs… it is very kind of you to share all your wonderfu recipies with everyone of us.
Thank you Srividhya for visiting my site. Please try the recipes and let me know your feedback.
I surprised my wife by preparing it on our anniversary. She was amused how somebody who hardly visits kitchen could prepare such a good delicacy. Thanks to you.
Hi Prasanna,
Great. I feel happy that my recipe is somewhat helpful to you in your cooking venture and making it for your Anniversary. Congratulations and Thank you.
hi mam your website are very useful to me i try everyday your recipes only. i don’t know cooking nowadays i cooked better because of you thank you mam
Hi Kamala, your recipes are great and innovative, I never heard of this semiya halwa before, it looks delicious and I will try it as soon as possible.
Thank you Chandra. Please try this recipe and let me know your feed back. It is quick and easy too.
urs receipe is not only, with good taste, but easy to prepare , thank u
Thank you for your kind words.
Hi mam I have tried this semiya halwa and it came really too tasty.i don’t know cooking so I have tried many of your receipes. But this halwa is so delicious.All my guests have liked it. I was so happy. Thank you so much.Because of your many receipes I have a confident that I too can cook
Thank you Sathya for your kind feed back.