Recipe- Fasting Special Rajgiri Halwa

Rajgiri halwa is a easy to make delicious dessert made specially for religious fasting. Rajgiri / amaranth is also called as Ramdana in North India. It is a gluten free grain and is rich in calcium,protein, Iron and Vitamin A, B, and C

Rajgiri can be used to make so many different types of breads, snacks, desserts and to thicken the curries. It is also preferred for a weight loss diet and for fasting days.

Ingredients

5 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
1/2 cup Amaranth Flour / Rajgiri Atta
1 cup Whole Milk / Doodh
1/3 cup Sugar / Chini
1/3 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
10 Almonds / Badam

Method

* Heat ghee in a pan.

* Add rajgiri aata in the pan and roast on slow flame till it become light brown and start giving a nice aroma. keep stirring it continuously else it may burn at the bottom.

* Add hot milk and stir continuously till it start to thicken.

* Now add the sugar and stir it till it thicken again and ghee start oozing out from the sides.

* Now add cardamom powder and half of the chopped nuts and mix well.

* Serve hot and garnish with few chopped nuts.