Sweet Coconut Semolina/Suji Recipe

Ingredients
 roasted semolina - 1 cup
jaggery - 1 cup
paste of 1/4 coconut
cardamom powder - 1 tsp
a pinch of nutmeg powder
saffron color
few nuts and raisins

Method
In a bowl add semolina and jaggery.  Make a paste of coconut by adding little water and add it to semolina. Mix it well and let it rest for half an hour.
Heat butter in a pan and add  chopped nuts and raisins. Fry till raisin puffs up. Add semolina mixture to it, mix well. cover and let it cook till done. Keep stirring in between. When done, add a pinch of nutmeg powder and saffron color. Serve hot.

Sheera (Sweet Semolina Recipe)

Ingredients

Semolina – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Milk – 1 ½  cup

Water – ½ cup

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Chopped almonds, cashew nuts and raisins

Ghee/butter

Method

Heat ghee/butter in a pan. Add chopped nuts and raisins and stir fry for a minute till the color changes to golden brown in color.

Then add semolina and again fry for few minutes till you get  a nice aroma. Add milk, water, cardamom powder and sugar. Mix well and leave it to simmer on a low flame till all the moisture is absorbed.

Serve hot.