Sooji Halwa Balls
Suitable for a dessert or as sweet snacks, these balls are dense, buttery, and extremely delicious. You’ll form these from halwa. Make the halwa from sugar-sweetened mango, semolina flour, and crumbled cashews. The inciting play between crunchy and soft at its best. Or at its sweetest …
Ingredients Needed for Sooji Halwa Balls
For the mango mixture:
1 large mango, chopped
½ cup sugar
For the halwa balls:
2 ounces of butter
2 ounces of cashews
½ cup semolina flour
1 cup water
more cashews for garnishing
pistachios, crumbled (for garnishing)
How to Make Sooji Halwa Balls
- For the mango mixture:
Add the mango and sugar to the mixer bowl. Mix until smooth.
- For the halwa balls:
Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat. Add the cashews and semolina flour. Cook and stir for 3-4 minutes, or until the mixture starts to turn golden.
- Add the water. Cook and stir until it thickens. Add the mango mixture, stir, and cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
- Let the mixture cool and shape the mixture into balls. Depending on how big you choose to make them you’ll get a different number of balls. In the end, we’ve got 6 of them …
- You can garnish them with cashews and crumbled pistachios.