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In Indian culture, unless the atmosphere of festivals and celebrations is associated with the sweetness of sweets, every celebration seems incomplete. As the holy festival of Rakshabandhan, dedicated to the unbreakable love and affection between brother and sister, approaches, preparations for making something special and sweet begin in the kitchen of every house. Nowadays, the danger of adulteration in the sweets available in the market and their skyrocketing prices spoil the budget of the common man, in such a situation everyone wants to try something new and economical. Meanwhile, on this special occasion of Rakshabandhan, a brilliant cook, famous for his unique style in social media and cooking world, has shared such a wonderful and quick recipe, which has created a stir on the internet. The cook claims that now you do not need to buy expensive and adulterated sweets from the market, because you can prepare delicious sweets like Halwai at home at very low cost and using only semolina. The biggest feature of this easy recipe is that it is prepared in less time and its taste beats even the sweets of big hotels. Come, in today’s detailed article, let us tell you in detail about the complete recipe of this magical and very easy semolina sweet told by that brilliant chef.
Increasing demand for budget friendly and pure sweets on Rakshabandhan
In today’s era, when the prices of everything are continuously increasing, buying sweets made from pure mawa or khoya during festivals is becoming out of the budget of the common man. Most of the sweets available in the market are either adulterated or contain chemicals and synthetic colors, which can prove to be extremely harmful for our health. In such a situation, mothers and sisters are always in search of such recipes which can be easily prepared with basic ingredients at home and are equally delicious to eat. Keeping this need in mind, Sarfira Chef has made Semolina the main basis of his experiment. Semolina is a grain easily available in every Indian kitchen, which is used to make halwa, upma and many other salty dishes, but using it in this style to prepare a royal sweet is indeed a unique and commendable move.
Ingredients required to make this special semolina sweet:
You don’t need a lot of heavy ingredients to make this amazing and low-budget dessert. According to this recipe given by Sarfira Bawarchi, you will only need a few common ingredients, which are always present in your kitchen cupboards. As main ingredients, you need one bowl of semolina (rava), about two cups of fresh milk, one bowl of sugar (as per sweetness), pure desi ghee which will give a rich and royal flavor to the sweet, a little milk powder which will add mawa like consistency and flavour, cardamom powder for aroma, and some chopped almonds and pistachios for decoration. The perfect balance of all these ingredients makes this sweet very granular, soft and melt-in-the-mouth. No harmful chemicals or artificial essence are used in it, making it completely safe for the health of children and the elderly.
Very easy step-by-step process of preparing sweets
The process of making this scrumptious semolina sweet is so simple that even a novice cook or a child can make it perfect the first time. First of all, heat two spoons of pure desi ghee in a heavy bottom pan, add a bowl of semolina to it and fry it on medium flame while stirring continuously. Keep in mind that the color of semolina should not be too brown, rather it has to be roasted until a pleasant aroma starts coming from it. When the semolina is roasted well, then slowly add fresh milk to it and keep stirring continuously so that lumps do not form. After this add milk powder and sugar in it. Cook the mixture until it leaves the pan and takes the form of a dough. Finally add cardamom powder, mix well and turn off the gas.
Traditional style of giving perfect shape and decoration
After taking out the prepared mixture from the pan, apply a little desi ghee on a plate or tray and grease it well. Now spread the semolina mixture evenly in the plate and smooth it with the help of a bowl or spatula. On top of this, you can apply finely chopped almonds, pistachios and if you have silver work for decoration, which will give it the look of a royal sweet like in the market. Now keep this plate at normal temperature or in the refrigerator for about half an hour to set. When it cools down properly and solidifies, cut it into square or diamond shapes of your choice with the help of a knife. In this way, your pure and tasty semolina barfi or kalakand sweets without mawa are prepared instantly.
The popularity of this recipe went viral on social media
This style of Sarfira Bawarchi and her unique recipe have spread like wildfire as soon as it came on social media. Millions of people have watched this video on platforms like Instagram, YouTube and Facebook and have given very positive reactions to it. People say that while on one hand adulterated goods are being sold in the market, on the other hand such home-made and easy recipes are giving the gift of both purity and savings to the people. On this holy festival of Rakshabandhan, when a brother feeds this pure homemade sweet to his sister, the sweetness of that relationship will increase even more. This type of creative and useful recipe proves that if you have a little skill and the right knowledge, you can make every celebration of your family very special and memorable even at low cost.