Sheera
Sheera is a Maharashtra Indian breakfast dish made with coarse semolina, ghee, sugar, milk and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 20 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~420 kcal
- Course
- Breakfast
- Cuisine
- Maharashtra (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 1 cup coarse semolina (rava)
- 1/2 cup ghee
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- A few strands of saffron (optional)
- 2 tbsp chopped cashews or almonds
Method
- 1Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan. Add semolina and roast on low heat until golden brown and aromatic.
- 2In a separate saucepan, heat milk until warm, then add saffron strands (if using).
- 3Gradually add the warm milk to the roasted semolina, stirring continuously to prevent lumps.
- 4Add sugar and cardamom powder. Continue stirring until the sugar dissolves and the mixture thickens.
- 5Cover and cook on very low heat for 5 minutes, allowing the semolina to fully absorb the liquid and swell.
- 6Stir in chopped nuts. Serve warm, garnished with more nuts if desired.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
