Shab-E-Barat Special: Sooji Ka Halwa

Enjoy the fervor of Shab-E-Barat by cooking this lip smacking halwa at home. Ingredients:

1 cup semolina (sooji) 3/4 cup sugar 3 cups water 2 tablespoons raisins 1/4 teaspoon cardamom seed 1/2 cup ghee Procedure: In a pan add water and sugar. Boil it till the water dries up into half. Turn off the heat & add the raisons (kish mish) in it. This would be yr sheera. In a separate pan warm up the ghee on medium high and add cardamom seeds and semolina (sooji) in it. Keep on stirring it till the semolina turns a bit darker or golder brown. Note u can not leave the semolina unattended now since it can stick in the pan & burn up easily. Stir fry it for 10 minutes. Now add the sugar water & cook it for 6-7 mins on high. Once the water dries up & the semolina puffs a little bit cover the pan & let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Take out in a serving dish. Sprinkle some chopped dry fruits.