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    Home » Recipes » Halwa Recipes

    Easy Atta halwa recipe (Atta kesari)

    September 23, 2014 by Raks Anand 48 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    atta halwa

    Atta halwa recipe is one of the easiest sweet that can be  made in a jiffy. This recipe 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, while the other one is time consuming.

    Both are totally different in texture, taste and flavor. So never compare both. I like 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😊.

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    This is a beginner level recipe, so even someone who just started to learn cooking can attempt with confidence. Also bachelors can make it. If you are having a sudden craving for rich sweet, you can also make quickly and enjoy. To make half the amount will take less than 10 mins.

    This is also perfect as prasad. I have heard this is served as Kada prahsad / in Gurudwara. Many names to this single recipe, but I will stick to call it as atta halwa or atta kesari.

    Click here to read the godhumai maavu halwa in tamil

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    Atta halwa recipe

    Atta halwa recipe is one of the easiest sweet that can be  made in a jiffy. This recipe was told by my friend Sangeeta as Atta kesari.
    Course Sweets
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Servings 4
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Atta / wheat flour
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • ½ cup Water
    • ¼ cup Ghee
    • 2 Cardamom powdered
    • 5 Cashew nuts
    • 5 Almonds
    • 1 Pinch Salt
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    Instructions

    • 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 ½ the quantity as mentioned above just for 2 of us. So perfect for making in a jiffy when you have sudden sweet cravings. 
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    How to make atta halwa atta kesari method:

    1. 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.how to make atta kesari step 1
    2. 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.2-roast
    3. Add water with salt, keep stirring while you pour. It will become thick and get cooked soon. Add sugar and mix.
      3-cook
    4. 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.
      4-ready

    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 ½ 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.

    atta kesai

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Hari Chandana P

      September 23, 2014 at 8:49 am

      Heavenly!! 🙂

      Reply
    2. jeyashri suresh

      September 23, 2014 at 9:07 am

      Super tempting. I get every year from my friends during navratri, but nothing looked divine like this. Yummy halwa

      Reply
    3. Kaveri Venkatesh

      September 23, 2014 at 9:52 am

      Looks so yum and delicious..love it

      Reply
    4. archana

      September 23, 2014 at 10:31 am

      Really tempting..

      Reply
    5. Swarna Lakshmi

      September 23, 2014 at 10:56 am

      Mouth watering

      Reply
    6. Fehmi Afzal

      September 23, 2014 at 11:09 am

      Main aj hi try krongi... 🙂 thanku.

      Reply
    7. Shalini Budhiraja

      September 23, 2014 at 12:09 pm

      Ap konse quality k aata use karte h

      Reply
    8. nandoos Kitchen

      September 23, 2014 at 12:43 pm

      looks so yumm. I make it in the same way for my kids.. lovely 🙂

      Reply
    9. Ramya Venkateswaran

      September 23, 2014 at 12:56 pm

      Yummy

      Reply
    10. Kirthi Manivannan

      September 23, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      How and when to add ghee if needed pls at what stage we can add the ghee (extra)

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

      September 23, 2014 at 1:40 pm

      Tempting to taste

      Reply
    12. Shankari Bagavathi

      September 23, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      I make it in d same way :).

      Reply
    13. Rajee

      September 23, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      Can't wait to try this. I have had this in Gurudhwaras. Wanted to know the exact recipe. Thanks for posting.

      Reply
    14. Raks anand

      September 24, 2014 at 1:24 am

      While 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.

      Reply
    15. Raks anand

      September 24, 2014 at 1:25 am

      I used Pillsbury gold atta

      Reply
    16. Kirthi Manivannan

      September 24, 2014 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks raji.

      Reply
    17. Durga Karthik.

      September 24, 2014 at 11:56 pm

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    18. Durga Karthik.

      September 24, 2014 at 11:57 pm

      Raks please post sweet bonda recipe.

      Reply
    19. Kurinji

      September 25, 2014 at 6:43 am

      yummy...

      Reply
    20. Unknown

      October 02, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      thanks for the super easy n yummy recipe raks 🙂 plz share some tips for perfect cake baking..

      Reply
    21. sandhya sekar

      October 02, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      Hi 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.

      Reply
    22. Saradha

      October 02, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      Lovely .. Instead of water add milk. It tastes divine..we make this every time when we have surprise guests at home.

      Reply
    23. kavitha pandian

      October 02, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      I tried.It came perfectly.Thanks a lot!

      Reply
    24. jayasri venkatesh

      October 15, 2014 at 2:14 pm

      Shall 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?

      Reply
    25. Raks anand

      October 15, 2014 at 2:15 pm

      I 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.

      Reply
    26. jayasri venkatesh

      October 18, 2014 at 2:13 pm

      Ok.thanks for your reply raks

      Reply
    27. Lily&Pepper

      November 21, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Tried the alwa today. Loved it. Thanks for the recipe .......

      Reply
    28. Kushi S

      June 05, 2015 at 4:54 am

      Perfect Halwa recipe dear! Very tempting

      Reply
    29. Atul

      July 21, 2015 at 4:31 am

      Good one

      Reply
    30. Divya

      August 05, 2015 at 5:40 pm

      Hi, Can we add jaggery instead of sugar?

      Reply
    31. Raks anand

      August 05, 2015 at 6:04 pm

      Sure you can add.

      Reply
    32. Unknown

      November 03, 2015 at 11:07 am

      Tried this recipe. Came out perfect! Thank you.

      Reply
    33. Unknown

      December 04, 2015 at 4:38 pm

      delicious one.tried and came out really well 🙂

      Reply
    34. meandmythoughts

      January 31, 2016 at 2:42 pm

      Hi Rak, thanks for sharing this recipe. Does this come out firm enough to cut into pieces? Thanks. Waiting to try it out.

      Reply
    35. Raks anand

      January 31, 2016 at 2:44 pm

      If you increase the water we add, you may be able to do that I guess

      Reply
    36. Unknown

      April 12, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      I 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.

      Reply
    37. Rajaa shama

      August 14, 2016 at 10:08 am

      Nice love so much......

      Reply
    38. Unknown

      October 05, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      Can I try the same recipe with Multigrain atta?

      Reply
    39. Raks anand

      October 05, 2016 at 8:18 pm

      Yes sure.

      Reply
    40. KalpanaPanwar

      October 27, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      Hi 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 🙂

      Reply
    41. pooja hulikal.srinivas

      March 11, 2017 at 1:49 pm

      I 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?

      Reply
    42. Raks anand

      March 11, 2017 at 1:56 pm

      I am not sure about it as I have not tried with sugar free tablets in any of the sweets. Sorry

      Reply
    43. Unknown

      June 29, 2017 at 3:53 pm

      I don't try it.if I will show this to my wife she will do this .OK.

      Reply
    44. Unknown

      July 05, 2017 at 8:13 am

      I don't try it.if I will show this to my wife she will do this .OK.

      Reply
    45. JO

      November 05, 2017 at 12:14 am

      Hi,

      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.

      Reply
    46. Uma Hegde

      February 17, 2018 at 11:59 pm

      I tried this halwa today itself and it turned so yummy

      Reply
    47. Unknown

      February 17, 2018 at 11:59 pm

      I tried this halwa today itself and it turned out so yummy

      Reply
    48. കാര്‍ത്തിക....

      February 17, 2018 at 11:59 pm

      Easy to prepare...tastes good...Thank you...Thank you for the recipie

      Reply

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