Mango Halwa Recipe (Mango Sheera)

Learn how to make Mango Halwa (Aam Ka Halwa) with fresh mangoes. A rich, flavorful Indian mango sheera recipe.

📝 Ingredients

• For Mango Halwa //
• 1 1/4 cups mango puree (add chopped mangoes to a blender to a smooth puree.)
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
• 1/4 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1/4 cup semolina (sooji/suji)
• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1/3 cup fresh cream or milk
• 1/3 ghee + 2 tablespoons
• A handful of chopped nuts (almonds, pistachios, and cashews)
• 1/2 cup sugar or as per taste
• 2 cups boiling hot water
• For Serving (Optional) //
• Chopped nuts
• Edible dried rose petals
• 1 teaspoon ghee
• NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- How To Make Mango Halwa // ---
2. 2Heat ghee in a pan over medium heat.
3. 3Turn the heat to low and add whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta), gram flour (besan), and semolina (suji).
4. 4Stir well and sauté on low heat till they turn light golden in color. Keep stirring continuously.
5. 5Add 2 cups of hot water slowly to the roasted flours. The flour mixture splutters, so be careful while adding water. Keep stirring continuously to make sure that there are no lumps in the mixture.
6. 6Stir until the liquid is absorbed. At this point, the halwa mixture would turn into lighter shades again.
7. 7Now add mango puree and stir well to combine.
8. 8Cook for 20-22 minutes over low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent burning and sticking to the bottom.
9. 9Once the mango puree is cooked, add sugar and stir well.
10. 10Let the sugar melt completely. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
11. 11After that, add cream and stir well to combine. Cook for about 5 minutes.
12. 12Now add cardamom powder, chopped nuts, and mix well.
13. 13After 1 minute, add 1 tablespoon of ghee to it and mix until combined.
14. 14Cook for another minute and add 1 more tablespoon of ghee to it. Mix again and cook for 1 minute.
15. 15Turn off the heat and transfer it to a serving dish.
16. 16Garnish with dried rose petals, chopped nuts. Drizzle with some more ghee, if desired.
17. 17Serve warm or at room temperature.
18. 18NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
19. 19--- ENJOY THIS RECIPE ---
20. 20ENJOY THIS RECIPE.