One of the popular halwa recipe made using wheat flour is called as tirunelveli halwa recipe or godumai halwa recipe. The halwa is made using wheat, sugar and ghee.
Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe
This halwa was on my to do list for ages. Finally me and mom made it couple days back and it was a huge hit. I shared it on my youtube channel and it was pretty success. So i thought of sharing step wise pictures on blog too.
About Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe
Tirunelveli is famous for a sweet called, 'Iritu kadai halwa'. Tirunelveli is also known for halwa, a sweet made of wheat, sugar and ghee. It originated during the mid-1800s at Lakshmi Vilas Stores, which still exist. The art of sweet-making spread to other parts of Tamil Nadu, such as Nagercoil, Srivilliputhur and Thoothukudi. Tirunelveli halwa was popularised by Irutukadai Halwa, a shop opened in 1900 which sells the sweets only during twilight.
Tirunelveli Halwa Ingredients
Wheat
In the making of tirunelveli halwa we use either wheat, wheat rava or wheat flour. The starch from the wheat is extracted and used to make halwa.
Sugar
caramelized sugar is used to achieve the colour in halwa.
Ghee
Use pure desi ghee for making this halwa. which adds to the aroma and taste.
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This halwa was rich and it was pretty easy to make as well. All you need is follow few steps and you will get perfect halwa each time.
How to Make Tirunelveli Halwa at Home
Preparing Wheat milk
Soak wheat rava in water for 6 to 8 hours. Drain and take it in a blender, puree till smooth. Now strain this and extract as much milk as possible. Add water to the rava and extract as much milk possible. Now set this milk aside for 3 to 4 hours. Now discard the top liquid. Add 4 cup of water to the milk and mix well.
Making caramel sugar
Take 2.5 cup of sugar in a nonstick pan and add ½ cup of water to it., take ½ cup of sugar in a small sauce pan and add ¼ cup water to it. Now cook the ½ cup sugar till dark caramel is achieved.
Making tirunelveli halwa
Now pour the caramel into the sugar syrup in nonstick pan and mix well. Add the wheat milk to this and mix well. Keep cooking till it gets thick. At this point start adding ghee a spoonful at a time. Mix well. Keep cooking till ghee separates. It will take around 45 mins to 1 hour. Now add fried cashews and mix well. Serve.
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Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe | Godumai Halwa Recipe | Wheat Halwa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Samba Wheat Rava (Broken Wheat)
- 3 cups Sugar
- 4 cups Water
- 1 cup Ghee
- ¼ cup Cashews chopped
Instructions
- Soak wheat rava in water for 6 to 8 hours. Drain and take it in a blender, puree till smooth. Now strain this and extract as much milk as possible. Add water to the rava and extract as much milk possible.
- Now set this milk aside for 3 to 4 hours. Now discard the top liquid. Add 4 cup of water to the milk and mix well.
- Take 2.5 cup of sugar in a nonstick pan and add ½ cup of water to it., take ½ cup of sugar in a small sauce pan and add ¼ cup water to it. Now cook the ½ cup sugar till dark caramel is achieved.
- Now pour the caramel into the sugar syrup in nonstick pan and mix well.
- Add the wheat milk to this and mix well.
- Keep cooking till it gets thick. At this point start adding ghee a spoonful at a time. Mix well.
- Keep cooking till ghee separates. It will take around 45 mins to 1 hour.
- Now add fried cashews and mix well.
- Serve.
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Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe with Step by Step Pictures
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| Soak Wheat Rava for 6 to 8 hours |
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| drain and take it in a blender |
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| puree till smooth |
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| squeeze and extract as much milk as possible |
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| set this aside for 3 to 4 hours |
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| now take water has separated on top |
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| discard the water |
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| add 4 cups of fresh water to the milk |
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| take 2.5 cup of sugar in large nonstick pan, take ½ cup sugar in small pan |
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| add ½ cup water to large pot and ¼ cup water to small pan |
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| now cook the sugar till caramel stage is achieved |
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| keep cooking |
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| now it is almost done |
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| done |
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| pour this into the large sugar syrup |
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| mix well |
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| add the milk |
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| keep cooking |
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| it will thicken |
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| now start adding ghee |
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| keep mixing |
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| it will thicken even more |
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| add ghee little by little and keep mixing |
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| cook the halwa for 40 to 45 mins |
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| add ghee |
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| and keep cooking |
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| now the ghee will ooze out of halwa |
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| add fried cashews |
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| mix well |
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| Done |
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| Serve |
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Anonymous
HI...can I use regular butter instead of ghee?
Abirami mohan
Thanks to you and your mom for sharing this tvl halwa recipe. It turned out so well .My whole family enjoyed eating this !thanks a lot !