Rajgira Halwa without Milk (Dairy Free)

Rajagira halwa without milk is a delicious dairy free Indian sweet recipe that comes together in less than 15 minutes. This farali melt in your mouth dessert is prepared with rajgira flour, making it suitable for a gluten-free diet. Ideal during vrat seasons such as Navratri, Shravan mas or Ekadashi.

Although this halwa is commonly prepared on Indian festivals such as Navratri, Shivratri, Janamasthmi or Ekadashi, it's easy enough to prepare any day of the week.

In Gujarat, rajgira halwa is known as rajgara no shiro.

Rajgira halwa is an authentic Indian dessert made of rajgira/amaranth flour. Usually, the flour is roasted in ghee, then milk and sugar is added. I've used coconut oil in place of the ghee and water instead of milk to keep this recipe suitable for vegan diets.

The halwa is then flavoured with cardamom and studded with slivered nuts and dried edible flower petals.

For the recipe with dairy, take a look at my rajgira sheera with milk which is luxurious and indulgent.

Serving ideas

Vegan rajgaro siro tastes best when served hot or warm but not cold. Also, in cooler weather, the coconut oil hardens and the halwa won't have a melt in the mouth finish. It's delicious on its own but I love to serve it alongside a farali meal.

I love it with farali dum aloo or this easy farali sweet potato shaak. Aother option is farali kand/ratalu bhaji and a side of farali buckwheat (kuttu) poori.

Rajgira Halwa Without Milk

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Rajgira Halwa Without Milk is a delicious Indian sweet recipe prepared with Rajgira (Amaranth) flour. Ideal for vrat/upvas or navratri fasting.

Course Breakfast, Desserts, Sweets

Cuisine Indian

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 12 minutes mins

Servings 4 servings

Author Hayley Dhanecha

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Equipment

• 1 cup for measuring the ingredients 250ml
• 1 heavy bottom pan or kadai
• 1 big spoon or spatula

Ingredients

• 1 cup amaranth flour rajgira flour
• ½ cup coconut oil or vegan butter
• ¾ cup sugar or coconut sugar
• 1 ½ cup water boiling hot
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoon nuts slivered
• 1 teaspoon edible dry rose petals

Instructions

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• Heat coconut oil in a heavy bottom pan, add rajgira flour.
  1 cup amaranth flour, ½ cup coconut oil
• Roast the flour until it goes pink and roasting aroma starts wafting.
• Por hot water and keep stirring the mixture until all the water evaporates.
  1 ½ cup water
• Now add sugar and mix so well until sugar melts completely and halwa gets a beautiful shine to it.
  ¾ cup sugar
• Mix cardamom powder.
  ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
• Serve in a serving bowl and garnish the siro/halwa with nuts and rose petals if using.
  2 tablespoon nuts, 1 teaspoon edible dry rose petals
• Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4 | Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

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