Wheat Halwa- Kada Prasad is a rich and delicious dessert (prasad) prepared with wheat flour, sugar and ghee. A quick, easy and under 30 minute recipe!!
Do I really need to say anything about this recipe? Wheat Halwa- Kada Prasad is a flour based prasad that is served at all Gurudwaras around the globe. On a Sunday morning, Gurudwara’s (a worship place for Shikhs or Guru ka darbar), are filled with a sweet smell of Kadah prasad and this halwa is offered to every one who visits the place.
This place is so divine and peaceful that you forget everything for a moment. Early in the morning, the Bhai-ji at our Gurudwara prepare kadah prasad by stirring it continuously and singing hymns in praise of Waheguru (the supreme lord).
After the Ardas (prayer ceremony), prasad is distributed by sevadars (voluntary service) and all the people (sangat) advance towards Langar (simple food offered by Guru’s kitchen).
No matter how close we try to come in preparing this halwa but the one distributed at gurudwara is so divine and has it’s own rich taste.
RECIPE DETAILS – This is the most simple and easy halwa recipe. Follow few tricks to a smooth and creamy textured halwa-
- Ghee is a must for this recipe. If atta feels dry, feel free to add some more ghee during the browning process.
- Before adding sugar make sure the flour is light brown in color.
- Do not pour all the sugar water at once. Add water slowly to the cooked flour to avoid lump formation.
- Traditionally, gurudwara halwa is made ONLY with wheat flour. But at times, I have add 1 teaspoon sooji (semolina) to this recipe and it tastes great. Sooji adds a great texture and crunch to this halwa.
From my kitchen to yours a simple yet easy recipe of Wheat Halwa- Kada Prasad. Do give it a try and if possible share some of your yummy pictures with me at facebook.
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Wheat Halwa- Kada Prasad
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Wheat flour
- 3/4 -1 cup Sugar (3/4 cup is balanced sugar, 1 cup is a little too sweet)
- 1-1/4 cup Water
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Eliachi Powder (Cardamon Powder) (optional)
- A few Silvered almonds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Assemble all the ingredients.
- Add ghee to a heavy bottomed pan. Add wheat flour and keep stirring on a medium flame. Meanwhile, in a separate pan combine sugar and water. Mix and until sugar is completely dissolved in water. Set it aside.
- Keep stirring wheat flour until the color changes from pale brown to dark brown - for about 7-9 minutes. Turn the gas dial to low and while stirring mix in the sugar water that we had prepared earlier in the recipe. Add water slowly to avoid any lump formation. Keep stirring. Stir in Eliachi powder and mix until well blended
- At first the halwa will be in a liquid state. Keep stirring and soon it will start to thicken. Take it off the flame.
- Garnish with silvered almonds.
- Serve hot and Enjoy!!
Sangeeta says
September 15, 2018 at 10:49 amLovely it turned out
Ruchi says
September 15, 2018 at 11:50 amAwesome. 🙂
Thanks!
Vijayalakshmi P says
June 20, 2018 at 5:42 amCan I know for how many days can we eat this halwa
Ruchi says
June 20, 2018 at 9:05 amVijayalakshmi, this halwa stays good for 1 week. Store in an airtight container in your fridge.
Sudip Kaur Baines says
May 17, 2017 at 1:41 pmFatehji Ruchi, at which stage can you add semolina to the recipe?
Ruchi says
May 17, 2017 at 2:29 pmPlease add while roasting wheat flour.
Pinky says
April 9, 2016 at 4:14 pmHi ruchi I prepared the halwa with exact measures and the out come was perfect. It tasted awesome. Never I had cooked anything with such perfection…I really like your post with step by step pictures of recipe preparations.
Thank you
Pinky
Ruchi says
April 9, 2016 at 4:44 pmThanks dear. Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
Arvind says
February 15, 2016 at 4:46 amHello Ruchi- I have never cooked anything in my life. However I found your way of putting it so nice and the pic of halwa that I am going to cook for my mom tomorrow.
RK says
February 17, 2016 at 8:57 pmThanks Arvind! Glad you liked the recipe!
Tamanna says
February 8, 2016 at 4:52 pmhi Ruchi, we tried the recipe today, however we had lumps formed after we added the boiling water. How can we avoid it?
Secondly I found it too sweet – I confirmed with a friend and for 1/2 cup atta, 1/2 cup sugar was added to 2 cups water.
Either way, it came out too good except for the lumps.
RK says
February 8, 2016 at 6:28 pmThanks for trying the recipe Tamanna! The key to a lump free halwa is keep stirring continuously while adding water. If you still end up with some lumps – mash them quickly before the halwa thickens up. As per taste, adjust sugar quantity from 1 cup to 3/4 cup.
Mini says
December 10, 2015 at 12:34 pmBest, best recipe. Made it for my puja yesterday and in a large quantity. I doubled your ratio and was very scared but it was perfecccccccccccccct… You know your basics and I trust your recipes blindly. Thanks for making my day so praiseworthy in front of all my relatives. 🙂
RK says
December 14, 2015 at 8:39 pmGlad to hear that Mini and thanks for your sharing your experience with me. 🙂
sushi says
November 20, 2015 at 11:26 amI just want to clarify something, the water which we will add to the halwa should be hot boiling water or normal water ?
RK says
November 20, 2015 at 12:34 pmEither one of them is fine. I have tried with both – adding boiling water and normal water (mixed with sugar), result is the same.
Monu Anand says
October 27, 2015 at 1:57 pmMy halwa came out really nice. Thanks Ruchi. I have never made a halwa before and this was just about perfect. It melts in your mouth and has a great texture. Thanks again!!
RK says
October 28, 2015 at 9:21 pmYou are welcome Monu. 🙂
Lorraine says
October 22, 2015 at 8:35 pmReading your post have certainly impressed me
Hope to try some recipes from you
Lorraine😊
RK says
October 22, 2015 at 9:59 pmWelcome to the blog Lorriane! Sure, do try them out and if possible share your reviews. Thanks!!
kshipra says
October 6, 2015 at 9:33 pmHi , i tried making the halwa but when i poured in the water it has become so runny like water. The recipe calls for 1 1/4 cup water which i did . Where did i go wrong and how do i fix it 😞😞
kshipra says
October 6, 2015 at 9:42 pmGot it got it got it !!!yippieeeee! And its yummyyy. You kno i have asked so many panjabans for the recipe but they always say they dont know ! So i was on a hunt and i got your recipe😀😀
Thanks !
RK says
October 6, 2015 at 9:48 pmYou are welcome dear. 🙂 This is my fail proof recipe and have been making halwa the same way for years. So happy to hear that you got it!!
RK says
October 6, 2015 at 9:45 pmShipra, after adding water halwa will become runny as shown in pic 3. Keep stirring on medium heat and soon it will start bubbling and water will evaporate turning it into thick dough like consistency. Hope that answers your query. Feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.
Kussum says
August 25, 2015 at 12:15 amPure gurudwara style halwa. Came back from close gurudwara and searched for step by step halwa and found your website. Made it today and it’s very yummy and authentic.
RK says
August 26, 2015 at 4:34 pmThanks Kussum, glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
Supreet says
December 4, 2015 at 3:13 pmHello Ruchi,
I made this for Gurupurab and turned out perfect. Sugar and water was balanced. I always hit a roadblock with this halwa now I have your recipe on my fridge for ever. On that day I made it 2 times and everyone praised me. Thanks Supreet.
RK says
December 5, 2015 at 9:46 pmMy pleasure Supreet. Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
Raji says
July 31, 2015 at 12:34 pmI have had this in Gurudhwaras and was looking for an exact recipe. Found your site and really delicious. Exactly the same taste. Except I left little bit of water in there and exact taste. Thanks Ruchi for your hard work and bringing us such delicious and basic recipes to our doorsteps, oops PHONES!!
RK says
August 3, 2015 at 3:19 pmYou are welcome dear! Glad to hear that you liked the recipe. Thanks for trying out the recipe. 🙂
Amy says
July 26, 2015 at 5:38 amIt was excellent, thanks for recipe!
RK says
July 26, 2015 at 5:23 pmThanks Amy! Glad to hear that you liked it. 🙂
Bhumi says
July 1, 2015 at 2:49 amAlways a failure at making halwa, but this time a huge success. It was too too good. My hubby had tasted all my failed halwas earlier and when I offered him this one I could see that look on his face. But when he tasted he was all praises. Thanks Ruchi, halwa was perfectly sweet, smooth in texture and tasted just like kada prasad.
RK says
July 2, 2015 at 7:56 amYou are welcome Bhumi. I am so glad to hear that you nailed it this time. Glad you liked the recipe! 🙂
Shailja says
May 26, 2015 at 8:19 pmPretty nice recipe. I’ve truly enjoyed browsing all of your blog posts. Made this halwa and it was super tasty close to what we eat at Gurudwara. Thank you. Im saving this recipe for future and before signing off keep up the really really hard work. its a great help dear. Shailja.
RK says
May 30, 2015 at 3:29 pmThanks Shailja 🙂
Shipra D says
April 5, 2015 at 10:38 pmHalwa was very good. Came out perfect. Thanks for the recipe.
RK says
April 6, 2015 at 7:50 amYou are welcome Shipra!!
Sunny says
May 21, 2016 at 5:09 pmHello Ms Ruchi
Fantastic recipe I did not know it was so simple. You are wow woman.
Ruchi says
May 23, 2016 at 7:12 amThanks Sunny! Glad you liked. 🙂
Rhea batra says
April 2, 2015 at 3:50 amGood day Ruchi! Halwa came out good and sugar was accurate. Thanks. Regardless, I’m definitely pleased I found it and
I’ll be book-marking it and checking back frequently!
RK says
April 2, 2015 at 7:57 amThanks for stopping by Rhea. Glad to hear this!!