Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • ½ cup ragi ((nachni flour or finger millet flour). i used organic ragi flour)
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons Ghee ((clarified butter))
  • 1 cup hot milk
  • ¼ cup sugar, (i used organic sugar)
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 6 to 7 almonds (- slivered or chopped finely)
  • 6 to 7 pistachios (- slivered or chopped finely)

Instruction

  • Heat ghee in a pan or kadai.
  • Add the ragi flour.
  • Keep stirring the flour for 3 to 4 minutes on low heat. The mixture will bubble
  • When the mixture starts bubbling, add sugar.
  • Stir and mix very well.
  • Then add hot milk. The milk has to be hot. So heat the milk separately in another pan.
  • Continue stirring the ragi halwa, till it starts thickening.
  • Soon the mixture will start leaving the edges of the pan. Now sprinkle cardamom powder.
  • Switch off the heat and transfer the halwa to a serving dish. 
  • As the ragi halwa cools, it will thicken more. Garnish with chopped dry fruits. 
  • Serve ragi halwa warm or at room temperature.