Orange Sheera Recipe
Orange Sheera is a traditional South Indian dessert. It can be served during breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This recipe takes less than 30 minutes of your time. The right proportion of ghee, semolina, sugar, water, and orange puree makes it a delicious non-sticky dessert. I am sure your family and friends will love this recipe.
Soft and Non-Sticky Orange Sheera Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Small Oranges(Sweet)
- 1/4 Cup Ghee
- Few Cashews
- Few Sliced Almonds
- Few Raisins
- 1/2 Cup Semolina
- 1/2 Cup Hot Water
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
Instructions
- Peel 4 small sweet oranges and discard seeds if any. Blend to a fine puree and set aside.
- Heat 2 Tbsp of ghee in a nonstick frying pan and roast ¼ cup of cashews, raisins, and sliced almonds on medium-low heat till cashews and almonds change color and raisins puff up. Transfer them to a bowl.
- Next, add ½ cup semolina(sooji rava) into the same pan and stir constantly on medium-low heat. Evenly roast the rava till it is lightly brown and turns aromatic.
- Next, add ½ cup orange puree and mix well. Then, add ½ cup hot water and stir constantly to avoid lumps.
- Rava thickens, absorbing water and orange puree. Now, add ½ cup sugar and stir constantly. Sugar melts and rava is cooked well.
- Finally, add 2 ½ Tbsp of ghee and fried nuts and mix well. Switch off and serve hot.
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Notes
Method 2 : Orange Halwa
- Once rava is evenly roasted, set it aside.
- To a pan on a medium heat, add water and orange puree, and mix well.
- Once it starts to boil, gradually add roasted rava and stir constantly to avoid lumps.
- Rava thickens, absorbing water and orange puree. Now, add sugar and stir constantly. Sugar melts and rava is cooked well.
- Finally, add ghee and fried nuts and mix well. Switch off and serve hot.