How long does Wheat Halwa take?

45 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.

How many people does Wheat Halwa serve?

8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Is Wheat Halwa vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Wheat Halwa?

1 cup Wheat Flour, 1 cup Ghee, 1 cup Sugar, 4 cup Hot Water, 15 Cashew (half), ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Wheat Halwa?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in Wheat Halwa?

About 452 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Wheat Halwa

Name: Wheat Halwa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Pan-Indian
Ingredients: 15 Cashew (half); ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder; 4 cup Hot Water; 1 cup Wheat Flour; 1 cup Ghee; 1 cup Sugar

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Total45 min

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Serves8

Per serving452 cal

Spicenot spicy

Good for: Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Party

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7 steps, each one filmed

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Wheat halwa made by roasting wheat flour in ghee until deep brown, then cooking with sugar and cardamom. Makes 8 servings in 45 minutes plus setting, video.

Ingredients

6 items

Cooking for8 servings

Cashew (half)15
Cardamom Powder¼ tsp
Hot Water4 cup
Wheat Flour1 cup
Ghee1 cup
Sugar1 cup

Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts, wheat.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 8. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per serving	All 8
Energy	452kcal	3616kcal
Protein	2.4g	19g
Carbohydrate	40g	317g
Fat	32g	258g
Fibre	2g	16g
Sugar	26g	211g

Method

1
In a heavy-bottomed pan, melt the ghee. Roast the cashews until they turn golden brown. Remove the cashews from the ghee and set aside.
Cashew (half)Ghee
2
In the same ghee, add the whole wheat flour. Stir and cook continuously on medium heat for 12-15 minutes. It should reach a deep golden colour similar to caramel.
Wheat Flour
3
Add the cardamom powder and sugar. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Cardamom PowderSugar
4
Add around ½ cup of the boiling water to the wheat mixture and stir well until it is combined. When the water is combined, add another ½ cup of the water. Keep repeating this step until you have eventually added all the water.
Hot Water
5
Cook for another 5 minutes while stirring constantly. Remove from the pan after cooking.
6
Transfer it in a flat dish. And let it for cool for two hours.
7
After it has cooled completely, turn it over onto a cutting board and cut it into cubes. Garnish with the fried cashew nuts.

Before you start

How long does Wheat Halwa take?: 45 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Wheat Halwa serve?: 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Wheat Halwa vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Wheat Halwa spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Wheat Halwa?: 1 cup Wheat Flour, 1 cup Ghee, 1 cup Sugar, 4 cup Hot Water, 15 Cashew (half), ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Wheat Halwa?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Wheat Halwa?: About 452 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

3 notes

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Hemanth kumar MNovember 2021
top notch!! came out great thank you❤
RupashriMay 2025
very good
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A Cookd cookOctober 2023
can we add jaggery instead of sugar? if yes what is the quantity?