RAVA HALBAI

Halbai is the traditional sweet prepared in karnataka especially Malnad and Mysore region. This sweet has rich flavor of coconut and goodness from jaggery. This dessert is modified version of the traditional coconut -rice halbai. Rava halbai is so easy, simple and quick. 

INGREDIENTS:

Chiroti rava/ Fine sooji - 1 cup

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Jaggery - 1 cup

Ghee - 4 to 5 tbsp

Cardamom - 4

Water - 2 cup

METHOD:

1. Soak the rava for 10 mins.

2. Grind rava, coconut and cardamom to a fine paste by adding water.

3. Transfer this to a thick bottom pan/uruli. Add remaing water.

4. Melt the jaggery with little water and add it in the mix.

5. Keep it on the stove on high heat. Keep on stirring it to avoid the burn at the bottom of the pan.

6. After few minutes, it will become thick, reduce the heat to medium low, add a tbsp ghee. Keep stirring it.

7. Whenever the mix starts to stick to the pan add little ghee and mix it.

8. Once the mix leaves the pan turn off the heat and transfer it onto the greased plate, spread it evenly.

9. Grease the knife and cut this into desired shape and size.