Mango Sheera – Ambyacha Shira Ripe Mango + Semolina Pudding Recipe – आंब्याचा शिरा
This Mango Sheera recipe or aam aur sooji ka halwa is a popular sweet dish in India. It is made during the summer months when ripe mangoes are available. Sooji ka halwa is made for breakfast / snack or as a sweet dish with a main meal. Sheera is also made as naivedya for offering to a deity at the time of pooja.
Equipment
- 1 Pan fior roasting rava/semolina
- 1 pan or thick bottom pan/kadai For making sheera
Ingredients
How to Make Mango Sheera – Sooji ka halwa?
Ingredients for making sheera – shira – Sooji halwa:
- Semolina sooji / rava / cream of wheat – 1 cup
- Sugar – 3/4 cup or a little more.
- Mango pulp – 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups made with alphanso mangoes
- Water + milk – 2 to 2 1/2 cups
- Ghee – 1/4 cup to 3/4 cup
- Cashew nuts – 4-5 chopped finely
- Raisins – 10
- Cardamom powder – 1 1/2 teaspoon.
Instructions
Cooking method to make sooji ka halwa:
Making sugar syrup first.
- Add sugar to a pot.
- Add water to sugar. Heat it on medium flame till sugar dissolves.
- Add milk to to the water/sugar mixture.
Roasting semolina – Sooji for mango shira
- While the syrup is getting ready, prepare to roast rava(semolina).
- Heat a deep thick bottomed pan. Add rava/suji/semolina. Dry roast rava on low flame for 3-5 minutes
- Add ghee to semolina and roast some more.
- Roast till semolina starts giving a nice roasted aroma. It will take about 3-5 minutes. But do not let it become brown. Keep roasting on low flame.
- Once you start getting the nice roasted aroma of ghee and rava, add the dissolved water/sugar/milk mix. Rava will immediately start absorbing the liquid and to fluff up.
- Stir and mix well so that no lumps are formed. Let cook covered on low fire for a few minutes till most of the water is absorbed by rava.
- Remove the lid and mix well. Then place the lid back on. Cook some more till all the liquid is absorbed in the rava.
- Then add mango pulp. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes while stirring. Let mango pulp become blended with the cooked sooji/rava.
Roasting nuts
- In a pan add some ghee and cashew pieces and raisins(if adding). Fry till cashews are golden. Take off the stove.
- Add roasted cashew nuts, cardamom powder to ready sheera. Mix well. Switch off and keep covered till serving time.
- Mango sheera or Aam Sooji Halva is ready to serve.
Notes
Tips and variations:
- You may add fruits, such as banana, mango, apple or pineapple as a variation. If using fresh fruit or canned one, add it in the end after you take sheera off fire. Mix well.
- You may omit the cardamom powder when you add fruit if you wish but you don’t have to. The flavor of the fruit is good enough.
- Add milk instead of water if you wish. Or you can use half milk and half water. Milk makes it more tasty and rich.
- If you are a vegan, use only water. Instead of ghee, use coconut oil.
- To reduce time, heat water while you are roasting rava/semolina and add this hot water to roasted. Cooking will be done fast.