Sheera ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes )

by Tarla Dalal

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Sheera, a sweet, but had as part of breakfast by seasoned mumbaikars. Though high in calories, it is quite low when it comes to the price, at just rs. 7 per plate! you cannot miss the vendors selling sheera in huge stainless steel vessels and returning within an hour after selling every morsel!

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Soaking Time: 15 Minutes
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Makes 4 plates
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Ingredients

1/3 cup ghee
1 cup semolina (rava)
1/2 cup warm milk
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp chopped raisins (kismis)
1 tbsp chopped cashewnuts (kaju)
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder

Method

Heat the ghee in a kadhai, add the semolina and sauté on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes. Keep aside.
Add the milk, sugar and ½ cup of warm water, mix well and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the raisins, cashewnuts and cardamom, mix well and cook on a slow flame till all the liquid evaporates and the sheera leaves the sides of the kadhai, stirring once in between.
Place equal quantites of sheera on 4 plates and serve immediately.

RECIPE SOURCE : Mumbai's Roadside Snacks