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Rajgira sheera in a white lace plate with rose petals and crushed nuts.
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Rajgira Sheera

15 minute rajgira sheera is a vrat and upvas friendly and gluten-free Indian dessert made with amaranth flour, cardamom, and sugar.  This is a healthier version that uses less ghee than most recipes.
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Hindu
Keyword: amaranth atta halwa, rajgira
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 176kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

  • 1 pan I used non-stick

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp ghee Can add 1-2 more tbsp if you would like
  • ¾ cup amaranth flour rajgira flour, 115g
  • ½ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup sugar 70g
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • ¼ cup nuts 40g

Instructions

  • Melt ghee in a pot on medium heat.
    Melted ghee in a pot.
  • Next, add amaranth flour to ghee and roast the flour. It will take 3-4 minutes. You will notice a fragrant, nutty smell and the color deepen in color a bit.
    Amaranth flour roasting in ghee in a pot.
  • Add milk. Mix and let cook another 5-6 minutes.
    Milk added to pan.
  • Sheera will thicken and begin to pull away from sides of the pan.
    Thickened rajgira halwa.
  • Then, add sugar and mix well.
    Sugar added to rajgira no shiro.
  • Last, add crushed nuts and cardamom powder. Let it thicken a little and serve warm.
    Crushed nuts plus cardamom powder added.

Nutrition

Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg