Godhumai ( wheat ) Halwa

Amma makes Godhumai Halwa for every Diwali.

She makes the most yummiest halwa.. My first post

was about Amma's first hit at her in- laws place after her

marriage . But the second one Godhumai Halwa was a total

disaster . Mistakes make us perfect . That made Amma perfect

at making delicious Halwa.And this is the only sweet

that I never eat from sweet shops.

Diwali and my home town could not be divided ....my

home town is none other than Sivakasi .It is

a small town known for fireworks and match factories.

The town contributes 90 % of India's total fire works .

It is surrounded by match factories and fire works .We

couldnot find unemployment in our area..People

here are very active and hard working.. It is popularly

known as Kutty Japan which was given by

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru .

Coming to the recipe ...

Ingredients

Whole wheat - 1 cup

Sugar - 3 cups ( can reduce to 2 cups )

Cardamom powder - 1/ 2 tsp

ghee - 1/2 cup

Saffron color - pinch

Cashew - 1 tblsp

Method

• Soak whole wheat with enough water for overnight.
• In the morning drain the water and grind the wheat in the mixie using 1 cup of water.
• Using a sieve squeeze the wheat milk.
• Repeat this for 3 more times.
• Keep the wheat milk aside for atleast for 1/2 hr.
• The thick wheat milk sets at the bottom . Drain away the extra water that sets in the top.
• Now in a heavy bottomed vessel ( I usually use 5 lr cooker ) Bring wheat milk, saffron color and sugar to boil.
• Keep stirring continuously in a low medium flame.( otherwise it will form lumps).
• Start adding ghee 2 tblsp at a time when halwa sticks at the bottom.
• Fry cashews in 1 tsp of ghee in a separate pan.
• Add cardamon powder and cashews to halwa.
• Halwa is done when the ghee separates out from the pan.
• It will take around 30 - 40 min for ghee to ooze out from the sides for 1 cup of wheat.
• Serve in a bowl or cut into desired shapes.

And this is my entry to Srivalli's JFI : Festive Treats