Atta halwa recipe is one of the easiest sweet that can be made in a jiffy. This was told by my friend Sangeeta as Atta kesari. I could relate the texture to kesari, so may be it’s named so. I love the south Indian wheat halwa, I recently tried and will be posting soon as well. This north Indian atta halwa is on contrast to it, this takes very less time to prepare where that is time consuming. Both are totally different in texture, taste and flavour. But I liked both. I loved the simplicity in this method and this can be quickly done, which I loved the most. So you can prepare this for your guests visiting for Golu😊.
Easy atta halwa recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Sweet
Prep Time: 2 mins | Cook time: 8 mins | Serves: 4
Ingredients
Atta / wheat flour – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Water – 1/2 cup
Ghee – 1/4 cup + more if needed
Cardamom powder – A pinch
Cashew nuts – 5
Almonds (Optional) – For Garnishing
Salt – A pinch
How to make atta kesari method:
- Measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Heat a non stick pan, add ghee (add cashew nuts and fry till golden *if adding*), followed by flour.
- Keep stirring in low or medium flame to ensure even browning. Roast until the colour changes slightly red and nice aroma rises. Take care not to burn by putting flame in high.
- Add water with salt, keep stirring while you pour. It will become thick and get cooked soon. Add sugar and mix.
- Flame should be in low or medium at all the times. Keep stirring until it turns glossy and ghee oozes out. Takes hardly 2-3 minutes.
Notes
- If ghee is less, add more. Do not reduce ghee as while you add water, it may form lumps.
- Reduce sugar as per your need. I am sweet toothed. Salt is optional, but it enhances the sweetness.
- I didn’t add cardamom or nuts as Vj is not a big fan of it.
- I made only 1/2 the quantity as mentioned above just for 2 of us. So perfect for making in a jiffy when you have sudden sweet cravings.
Delicious, rich, atta halwa AKA atta kesari as my friend names it is ready in no time.
Hari Chandana P
September 23, 2014 at 8:49 amHeavenly!! 🙂
jeyashri suresh
September 23, 2014 at 9:07 amSuper tempting. I get every year from my friends during navratri, but nothing looked divine like this. Yummy halwa
Kaveri Venkatesh
September 23, 2014 at 9:52 amLooks so yum and delicious..love it
archana
September 23, 2014 at 10:31 amReally tempting..
Swarna Lakshmi
September 23, 2014 at 10:56 amMouth watering
Fehmi Afzal
September 23, 2014 at 11:09 amMain aj hi try krongi… 🙂 thanku.
Shalini Budhiraja
September 23, 2014 at 12:09 pmAp konse quality k aata use karte h
nandoos Kitchen
September 23, 2014 at 12:43 pmlooks so yumm. I make it in the same way for my kids.. lovely 🙂
Ramya Venkateswaran
September 23, 2014 at 12:56 pmYummy
Kirthi Manivannan
September 23, 2014 at 1:35 pmHow and when to add ghee if needed pls at what stage we can add the ghee (extra)
Anonymous
September 23, 2014 at 1:40 pmTempting to taste
Shankari Bagavathi
September 23, 2014 at 4:25 pmI make it in d same way :).
Rajee
September 23, 2014 at 4:31 pmCan't wait to try this. I have had this in Gurudhwaras. Wanted to know the exact recipe. Thanks for posting.
Raks anand
September 24, 2014 at 1:24 amWhile roasting itself you should add the required ghee. The flour should not be dry while you fry, so add accordingly. But as mentioned in the recipe, it should be perfect.
Raks anand
September 24, 2014 at 1:25 amI used Pillsbury gold atta
Kirthi Manivannan
September 24, 2014 at 3:25 pmThanks raji.
Durga Karthik.
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Durga Karthik.
September 24, 2014 at 11:57 pmRaks please post sweet bonda recipe.
Kurinji
September 25, 2014 at 6:43 amyummy…
Unknown
October 2, 2014 at 3:23 pmthanks for the super easy n yummy recipe raks 🙂 plz share some tips for perfect cake baking..
sandhya sekar
October 2, 2014 at 3:23 pmHi raks akka
today i made this halwa and it came out well…..
My dad and mom loved it……. thank u for this lovely and easy sweet.
Saradha
October 2, 2014 at 3:23 pmLovely .. Instead of water add milk. It tastes divine..we make this every time when we have surprise guests at home.
kavitha pandian
October 2, 2014 at 3:23 pmI tried.It came perfectly.Thanks a lot!
jayasri venkatesh
October 15, 2014 at 2:14 pmShall we add kesar color in this recipe or normaly coloring will appear in the halwa while roasting.
How many days we can store in refrigerator?
Shall I make 3 days be4 deewali?
Raks anand
October 15, 2014 at 2:15 pmI have not added any colour, if you want you can add. Halwa can be made very quickly, so I recommend making freshly. Refrigerating makes bit dry.
jayasri venkatesh
October 18, 2014 at 2:13 pmOk.thanks for your reply raks
Lily&Pepper
November 21, 2014 at 7:46 amTried the alwa today. Loved it. Thanks for the recipe …….
Kushi S
June 5, 2015 at 4:54 amPerfect Halwa recipe dear! Very tempting
Atul
July 21, 2015 at 4:31 amGood one
Divya
August 5, 2015 at 5:40 pmHi, Can we add jaggery instead of sugar?
Raks anand
August 5, 2015 at 6:04 pmSure you can add.
Unknown
November 3, 2015 at 11:07 amTried this recipe. Came out perfect! Thank you.
Unknown
December 4, 2015 at 4:38 pmdelicious one.tried and came out really well 🙂
meandmythoughts
January 31, 2016 at 2:42 pmHi Rak, thanks for sharing this recipe. Does this come out firm enough to cut into pieces? Thanks. Waiting to try it out.
Raks anand
January 31, 2016 at 2:44 pmIf you increase the water we add, you may be able to do that I guess
Unknown
April 12, 2016 at 1:22 pmI made this on our 60 days completion of happy married life and my husband loved it. I was fingers crossed and searched your blog for an interesting sweet and this caught my eyes. Thanks Raks for such a simple and delicious recipe, I had all the ingredients readily at home and it came out fantastic.
Rajaa shama
August 14, 2016 at 10:08 amNice love so much……
Unknown
October 5, 2016 at 8:17 pmCan I try the same recipe with Multigrain atta?
Raks anand
October 5, 2016 at 8:18 pmYes sure.
KalpanaPanwar
October 27, 2016 at 1:28 pmHi Rajeswari! Thank you for sharing this easy step by step atta halwa recipe. I loved it.If you know please share any recipes for making custard powder halwa. Thanks and waiting for hear back 🙂
pooja hulikal.srinivas
March 11, 2017 at 1:49 pmI want to try this with sugar free tablets.,as my FIL is sweet toothed but has diabetes. Can you tell me how that can be done?
Raks anand
March 11, 2017 at 1:56 pmI am not sure about it as I have not tried with sugar free tablets in any of the sweets. Sorry
Unknown
June 29, 2017 at 3:53 pmI don't try it.if I will show this to my wife she will do this .OK.
Unknown
July 5, 2017 at 8:13 amI don't try it.if I will show this to my wife she will do this .OK.
JO
November 5, 2017 at 12:14 amHi,
I make something similar but with sweetner.You add the sweetener at the end once the wheat is cooked in milk and after adding ghee.
Uma Hegde
February 17, 2018 at 11:59 pmI tried this halwa today itself and it turned so yummy
Unknown
February 17, 2018 at 11:59 pmI tried this halwa today itself and it turned out so yummy
കാര്ത്തിക....
February 17, 2018 at 11:59 pmEasy to prepare…tastes good…Thank you…Thank you for the recipie