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😊.
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
Recipe card
Atta halwa recipe
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
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.
How to make atta halwa 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 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.
Hari Chandana P says
Heavenly!! 🙂
jeyashri suresh says
Super tempting. I get every year from my friends during navratri, but nothing looked divine like this. Yummy halwa
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Looks so yum and delicious..love it
archana says
Really tempting..
Swarna Lakshmi says
Mouth watering
Fehmi Afzal says
Main aj hi try krongi... 🙂 thanku.
Shalini Budhiraja says
Ap konse quality k aata use karte h
nandoos Kitchen says
looks so yumm. I make it in the same way for my kids.. lovely 🙂
Ramya Venkateswaran says
Yummy
Kirthi Manivannan says
How and when to add ghee if needed pls at what stage we can add the ghee (extra)
Anonymous says
Tempting to taste
Shankari Bagavathi says
I make it in d same way :).
Rajee says
Can't wait to try this. I have had this in Gurudhwaras. Wanted to know the exact recipe. Thanks for posting.
Raks anand says
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.
Raks anand says
I used Pillsbury gold atta
Kirthi Manivannan says
Thanks raji.
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Durga Karthik. says
Raks please post sweet bonda recipe.
Kurinji says
yummy...
Unknown says
thanks for the super easy n yummy recipe raks 🙂 plz share some tips for perfect cake baking..
sandhya sekar says
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.
Saradha says
Lovely .. Instead of water add milk. It tastes divine..we make this every time when we have surprise guests at home.
kavitha pandian says
I tried.It came perfectly.Thanks a lot!
jayasri venkatesh says
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?
Raks anand says
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.
jayasri venkatesh says
Ok.thanks for your reply raks
Lily&Pepper says
Tried the alwa today. Loved it. Thanks for the recipe .......
Kushi S says
Perfect Halwa recipe dear! Very tempting
Atul says
Good one
Divya says
Hi, Can we add jaggery instead of sugar?
Raks anand says
Sure you can add.
Unknown says
Tried this recipe. Came out perfect! Thank you.
Unknown says
delicious one.tried and came out really well 🙂
meandmythoughts says
Hi Rak, thanks for sharing this recipe. Does this come out firm enough to cut into pieces? Thanks. Waiting to try it out.
Raks anand says
If you increase the water we add, you may be able to do that I guess
Unknown says
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.
Rajaa shama says
Nice love so much......
Unknown says
Can I try the same recipe with Multigrain atta?
Raks anand says
Yes sure.
KalpanaPanwar says
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 🙂
pooja hulikal.srinivas says
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?
Raks anand says
I am not sure about it as I have not tried with sugar free tablets in any of the sweets. Sorry
Unknown says
I don't try it.if I will show this to my wife she will do this .OK.
Unknown says
I don't try it.if I will show this to my wife she will do this .OK.
JO says
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.
Uma Hegde says
I tried this halwa today itself and it turned so yummy
Unknown says
I tried this halwa today itself and it turned out so yummy
കാര്ത്തിക.... says
Easy to prepare...tastes good...Thank you...Thank you for the recipie