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    Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    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.

    Table of Contents

    • About Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe
    • Tirunelveli Halwa Ingredients
    • Video for Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe | Godumai Halwa Recipe | Wheat Halwa Recipe
    • Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

    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

    One of the popular halwa recipe made using wheat flour is called as tirunelveli halwa or godumai halwa. The halwa is made using wheat, sugar and ghee.
    3.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Other time: 10 hours hours
    Total Time: 11 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 591kcal

    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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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 591kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 75g | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

    Soak Wheat Rava for 6 to 8 hours
    drain and take it in a blender
    puree till smooth
    squeeze and extract as much milk as possible
    set this aside for 3 to 4 hours
    now take water has separated on top
    discard the water
    add 4 cups of fresh water to the milk
    take 2.5 cup of sugar in large nonstick pan, take ½ cup sugar in small pan
    add ½ cup water to large pot and ¼ cup water to small pan
    now cook the sugar till caramel stage is achieved
    keep cooking
    now it is almost done
    done
    pour this into the large sugar syrup
     
    mix well

     

    add the milk
    keep cooking
    it will thicken
    now start adding ghee
    keep mixing
     
    it will thicken even more

     

    add ghee little by little and keep mixing
    cook the halwa for 40 to 45 mins
    add ghee
    and keep cooking
    now the ghee will ooze out of halwa
    add fried cashews
    mix well
    Done
    Serve
     
     
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      woowww temptinggg

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    2. Anonymous

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      HI...can I use regular butter instead of ghee?

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    3. Abirami mohan

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      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 !

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