Ragi Halwa

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Ragi Halwa - Ragi Halwa is a healthy sweet recipe to  satisfy your sweet cravings.

Ragi is a very good source of calcium.

Many a times,we feel like having sweet and we end up having a delicious sweet but we fail to notice that we ended up eating white sugar & other junk ingredients.

This recipe is good for your health & also tastes really good.


Ingredients: 

- 1 cup ragi flour

- 1/4th cup rawa

- 1 and 1/2 cup powdered jaggery

- 8 spoon ghee

- 1/4th cup grated coconut

- 5-6 almonds and cashews


Method: 

1. Take a pan add 2 spoon ghee, ragi flour, rava and roast it for about 6-7 mins or till the flour releases nice aroma & changes to slight brown in colour. Switch off the flame and keep it aside.


2. Take another pan, add powdered jaggery, 2 cup water and cook till the jaggery melts completely.


3. Once the jaggery melts, strain the syrup to remove the dirt from it.


4. Now add the jaggery syrup in a pan and start adding the roasted ragi flour slowly and start mixing slowly & continuously.


5. Make sure there are no lumps in the mixture. Next add grated coconut and then add 6 spoon ghee in batches and stir till the ghee gets fully absorbed.


6. Do not remove your hand keep mixing continuously. 


7. Cook till the mixture starts to release ghee, turns shiny and forms a firm dough.  (It may take approximately 20-25 mins)


8. Grease a plate with 2-3 inch thickness and transfer the Ragi halwa into it and spread it evenly using a spoon.


9. Chop the dry fruits & garnish the halwa with dryfruits.


10. Leave it to cool down completely and then cut it into cubes and serve.

A healthy sweet recipe that you can have with no guilt.

Do try this recipe & share it with your friends & family.

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