Breakfast · 20 min · indian

Semolina Halva with Toasted Nuts

Indian flavors, weeknight effort. Semolina meets ghee in a 20-minute breakfast worth keeping in rotation. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 8 grams of protein per serving. Naturally vegetarian, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Semolina
• 1/3 cup Ghee
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Pistachios
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom
• 2 tbsp Raisins
• 1.5 cups Water

Steps

1. Toast the semolina in the ghee over medium heat, stirring constantly, 6 to 8 minutes until it smells nutty and turns deep golden; this toasting is the entire flavor of the dish.
2. Meanwhile simmer the water, sugar, and cardamom into a light syrup.
3. Stand back and pour the hot syrup into the semolina; it will bubble violently.
4. Stir vigorously until the halva pulls away from the pan sides, about 3 minutes.
5. Fold in the raisins and half the pistachios.
6. Mound into a serving dish and shower with the remaining pistachios.
7. Serve warm; it firms as it cools.

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