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festival · sawan · vrat · falahari
Rajgira Halwa
A fully vrat-friendly sweet of rajgira flour, ghee and milk — no onion, no garlic, no compromise.
Total time
35 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Medium
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Cook along · 9 steps
Method
- 1
Heat a little less than ½ cup ghee in a pan until melted.
- 2
Add 1 cup Rajgira flour and mix well.
- 3
Cook on low flame, stirring continuously, until the flour turns golden in color.

- 4
Add 1½ cup milk slowly while stirring to avoid lumps.
- 5
Cook until the milk and flour are mixed well and ghee starts leaving the sides.

- 6
Add ¾ cup sugar and mix until it melts and combines well.
- 7
Add cardamom powder, raisins, chopped almonds, and pistachios. Mix well.

- 8
Turn off the flame. Garnish with chopped almonds, pistachios, and dried rose leaves.
- 9
Offer to Lord Jagannath with tulsi leaves and serve.
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