# Sooji Halwa Recipe at Home with Bambino Sooji

**By Bambino Pasta** · 2026-10-30

Warm, fragrant and full of ghee, sooji halwa is the sweet that appears at every pooja, festival and cold-evening craving. Slow-roasted sooji, sugar, cardamom and crunchy nuts are all it takes. Here's an easy sooji halwa recipe using Bambino Sooji that you can make at home in about 20 minutes.

### Methods

 **Ingredients**:

-   1 cup [Bambino Sooji](https://bambinopasta.in/collections/sooji)
-   ½ cup ghee
-   ¾ cup sugar, adjust to taste
-   2 cups water and ½ cup milk, heated together
-   4-5 cardamom pods, powdered
-   8-10 cashews
-   1 tbsp raisins
-   1 tbsp chopped almonds
-   A few saffron strands, optional

 **Method**

-   Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan. Fry the cashews, almonds and raisins until golden. Set aside.
-   Add the remaining ghee and Bambino Sooji. Roast on low heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly, until light golden and nutty in aroma.
-   Pour in the hot water-milk mixture slowly, standing back as it will splutter. Stir continuously to avoid lumps.
-   Add sugar and cardamom powder. Cook on low for 3-4 minutes until the halwa thickens and leaves the sides of the pan.
-   Stir in the fried nuts and saffron. Cover and rest for 2 minutes. Serve warm.

**Tips for Perfect Sooji Halwa**

-   Always add hot liquid to roasted sooji
-   Cold liquid causes lumps
-   The classic ratio is 1 : ¾ : ½ : 2½ (sooji : sugar : ghee : liquid)
-   Roast until the sooji smells nutty
-   Under-roasting leaves a raw taste.
-   Don't cut the ghee too much, or the halwa turns dry

 **Jaggery Halwa Variation**

Replace the sugar with ¾ cup grated jaggery. Melt it in the hot water, strain, and add as the liquid in step 3. For a banana sheera, mash 1 ripe banana into the halwa in step 4.

 **Make It Ahead**

Sooji halwa keeps well for 2 days at room temperature in winter and up to 4 days in the fridge. Reheat in a pan with a splash of milk to bring back the soft texture.

**Tags:** Recipe

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