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    Home » Fasting (Vrat) Recipes

    Singhare ka Halwa

    Published: Oct 9, 2013 · Last Modified: Dec 28, 2022 by Kanan Patel / 4 Comments

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    Singhare ke aate ka halwa recipe - it is usually made on Navratri fasting or vrat or any other religious fasting like Ekadashi or Mahashivratri or Krishna Janmashtami.

    Singhare ke aate ka halwa in a bowl garnished with sliced almonds.
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    About This Recipe

    This Singhare ka halwa is very easy and quick to make. All halwa or sheera making procedure is almost the same. The only difference is some required milk while some required water.

    The key to making perfect halwa is always adding hot water or milk to avoid lumps. And always keep stirring continuously from beginning to end. Never leave it alone on the stove.

    Singhare ka aata is called water chestnut flour in English. It is one of the flours that can be eaten during the fasting days. And I make many various dishes using this flour e.g Singhare ki kadhi, Singhare ki puri. Also, it is used in recipes like sweet potato tikki, farali batata vada and sabudana dosa.

    I have added less sugar as at home we always prefer less sweet when it comes to any Indian dessert. But you can increase the sugar quantity as per your liking sweetness.

    How to make Singhare ke aate ka halwa?

    1) Heat the ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add singhare ka atta, mix well.
    adding singhare ka atta in the ghee

    2) Roast it with stirring continuously till it turns light brown in color. You will get nice aroma of roasted flour. It will take about 6-7 minutes. While roasting flour, put 1 cup of water to boil in another stove or heat it in the microwave.
    roasting singhare ka atta

    3) Now add hot water to the mixture and stir as you add to avoid lumps. My water was not that hot as I boiled earlier and I was taking photos as well. So I get little lumps. But if you add hot boiling water then you won’t get any lumps.
    adding water to roasted flour

    4) Once water is almost absorbed (in about 2 minutes) add sugar. Mix well and keep stirring.
    adding sugar to singhare ka halwa

    5) As sugar melts, it will become runny again and shiny.
    sugar is melted in singhade ka halwa

    6) Keep stirring and cooking till ghee starts to leave from the halwa. That time turn off the stove.
    ghee is oozing out from halwa

    7) Finally, add cardamom powder and mix. Garnish it with almond slivers.
    halwa garnished with almonds

    Halwa or sheera is ready to serve. Singhare ke aate ka halwa tastes best when served warm.

    Serving suggestion: Enjoy this singhare ka halwa as a dessert along with your meal on regular day or on fasting day.

    Singhare ka Halwa in a bowl.

    Check out other halwa recipes for Hindu fasting
    Pumpkin halwa // Rajgira sheera // Lauki halwa // Sweet potato halwa

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    Singhare Ke Aate Ka Halwa (Sheera)

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    Singhare ka halwa is made with singhare ka aata (water chestnut flour), ghee (clarified butter) and sugar.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Indian
    Calories: 419kcal
    Servings 3
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • ½ cup Ghee (Clarified butter)
    • ½ cup Singhare ka atta (Water chestnut flour)
    • 1 cup Water (Boiling hot)
    • ⅓ to ½ cup Sugar
    • ⅛ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
    • Almonds or cashews, chopped for garnishing

    Instructions 

    • Heat the ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add singhare ka aata, mix well.
    • Roast it with stirring continuously till it turns light brown in color. You will get a nice aroma of roasted flour. It will take about 6-7 minutes. While roasting flour,
    • On the other side, put 1 cup of water to boil on another stove or heat it in the microwave.
    • Now add hot water to the mixture and stir as you add to avoid lumps.
    • Once water is almost absorbed (in about 2 minutes) add sugar.
    • Mix well and keep stirring and cooking until ghee starts to leave from the halwa.
    • That time turn off the stove.
    • Finally, add cardamom powder and mix.
    • Garnish it with almond slivers.

    Notes

    The key to making perfect halwa is always adding hot water or milk to avoid lumps. And always keep stirring continuously from beginning to end. Never leave it alone on the stove.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    1. Bharat

      October 02, 2016 at 11:11 pm

      I tried it this Navratra and it came out wonderfully well. I moderated the amount of sugar to half of the quantity of atta and sweetness was perfect, Mrs loved it too!! 🙂

      Thank you Kanan for sharing this super simple recipe.5 stars

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      • Kanan

        October 02, 2016 at 11:35 pm

        Thank you for the detailed feedback Bharat.
        Good to know that you and your wife enjoyed.
        Happy Navratri!!

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    2. Rubina

      December 28, 2014 at 7:59 am

      hi kanan,

      i want to try halwa recepies but unable to understand meanings of this items.
      nutmeg,Rajgira flour & Singhare ka atta. What will we say them in URDU?

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      • Kanan

        December 29, 2014 at 10:21 am

        Do not know the Urdu names. But in Hindi, nutmeg is Jayphal. Rajgira and shingare ka atta are already Hindi words.

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