Volume I · Jul 6

Sooji Sheera (Guru Purnima Prasad)

Name: Sooji Sheera (Guru Purnima Prasad)
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Semolina (suji/rava) — ½ cup + 2 tbsp (100 g); Ghee (cow) — 3 tbsp (40 g); Cow's milk, whole — 1¼ cups (300 ml); Water — ¾ cup + 1 tbsp (200 ml); Mishri / sugar — ⅓ cup (70 g); Banana, ripe — ½ ripe, sliced (60 g); Green cardamom — ¼ tsp (1 g); Almonds — 8 slivered (10 g); Raisins (kishmish) — 1 tbsp (10 g)

JulySweet

Serves: 6
Portion: ≈80 g
Time: Cook 20 min
Texture: Soft, moist
Season: MonsoonJuly
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Vata-pacifying

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 6 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (6 servings)	Café batch ×5
Semolina (suji/rava)	½ cup + 2 tbsp	100 g	500 g
Ghee (cow)	3 tbsp	40 g	200 g
Cow's milk, whole	1¼ cups	300 ml	1500 ml
Water	¾ cup + 1 tbsp	200 ml	1000 ml
Mishri / sugar	⅓ cup	70 g	350 g
Banana, ripe	½ ripe, sliced	60 g	300 g
Green cardamom	¼ tsp	1 g	5 g
Almonds	8 slivered	10 g	50 g
Raisins (kishmish)	1 tbsp	10 g	50 g

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Roast suji in ghee on low 8–10 minutes until golden and fragrant.
Step 2: Meanwhile heat milk and water together.
Step 3: Pour hot liquid carefully into suji (it splutters), stirring.
Step 4: Cook 3 minutes until absorbed; add mishri and banana; cook 2 minutes until it leaves the sides.
Step 5: Add cardamom, almonds and raisins.