Preparing Godumai (Wheat) halwa on Deepavali is almost like a custom in many Iyengar households in SouthIndia. My mother (Lakshmi’s Paatti) used to prepare this every year. Although so common in Tamizh Nadu, I am preparing this Halwa for the first time. For my children halwa has always meant Badam halwa or Carrot halwa or Dumroot! They never attempted to taste Godumai halwa even when we visited my parents during Deepavali! I decided to prepare this as an entry to RCI Tamizh Festivals hosted by Viji of Vcuisine. The halwa was exactly the way my mother’s would taste and I am extremely happy that this traditional sweet will reach thousands of food lovers through my blog! 
My son loved it and now it has become one of his favourites!
Ingredients
- Whole wheat (wheat grains) – 1 cup
- Sugar – 1 and 1/2 cups (You can increase to suit your taste)
- Cardamom – 4 nos
- Ghee – 4 tablespoons (You can increase if you like)
- Saffron colour – 1 pinch
For garnishing – 1/2 cup chopped dry fruits like cashew, badam and pista lightly fried in 2 teaspoon ghee
Method
- Wash and soak the wheat for 12 hours.
- Grind in a mixie adding 1 cup water. Strain through a seive to get a thick milk. Grind again adding 1 more cup of water and strain again. You will be left out with only the husk in the seive. Add enough water to squeeze out all the milk.
- Pour the milk in to a thick bottomed pan, add sugar and cook on a low flame. Keep stirring continously.
- Add the ghee when the halwa starts thickenng. Add the cardamom powder and the saffron colour. Mix well.
- Cook till you can roll the halwa into a ball with your fingers.
- Add chopped dryfruits sauted in ghee. Spread on a greased plate. allow to cool and cut into desired shape.
TipsIf you want a thick halwa like what we get in sweet shops, add 2 cups sugar in place of 1 and 1/2 cups.
You can add 2 cups chopped dry fruits to get the dryfruit halwa we get in sweet shops.
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Hi Lakshmi,
My mouth is watering.. I am coming to your house. Have time, please see my version of making godumai halwa. Thanks
http://menutoday.blogspot.com/2006/05/wheat-halwa-wheat-halwa-very-famous.html
I’ am desperate to learn the iyengar way of wearing the 9 yards saree, can anybody help with a step by step method asap? I would really appreciate if anybody helps me in this ……….thanks a lot.
You are so good at making Indian sweets Latha! Looks perfectly done and cut to perfection!
I can bake 100 cakes and cookies but Indian sweets never come so good!:))
Deepavali is almost here, got to cook for that too. I will do a few snacks this year.Last year was a feast!:D
hi Latha
Ur halwa is so delicious.Waiting for more
diwali sweets
That looks so good, Latha. Looks very professional.
That halwa looks ravishing! Nothing like warm halwa with ghee oozing out… yummy…
I always thought this was north indian sweet, as one of my north indian neighbor would regularly make this.
The halwa looks delicious and vibrant!
Wow……..Mouth-watering wheat halwa…I love this….Thanks for the recipe
great entry, akka! amma never made godumai halwa but my mil makes it every year. Only that she has stopped it since last 2 years coz of old age. I did watch her doing it once and tried it twice and ended up with burfi. This is one recipe that sounds easy but needs some practice and patience to get right. But honestly once we taste the home made halwa the store bought ones don’t taste that good:)
They looke so good. I would love to have few pieces
That looks so yummy Lathamma! I love ur traditional recipes and thanks to Yum Blog that we are in constant touch with such recipes with great people like you. I really love the enthu you put into each post along with ur daughter Lakshmi. I will have to ask my Mom also to participate like u. Its really so encouraging for this generation to keep on the traditional and passing on.
Love that Goduma Halwa!
Dear Lathamma, I love the color of the halwai.. and now its our favorite too..:D… I saw this made for the first time by my ammamma (mom’s mother).. and now in ur blog.. felt very nostalgic..:D…
Hope u had a happy and joyous Dussehra.
This is so cool dear. I used to luv this in Chennai. Thanks for sharing.
looks very nice Latha. One of aunt makes it ans she says its a bit difficult to make it and sometimes it will turn out good and sometimes bad.. So I have the opinion that making halwa is a very tough job…
Ur picture is too tempting that i want to try it out atleast once. thanks for the recipe.
lovely sweet…havent tasted this halwa….sounds yummm…making sweets is tough job..specially halwa…i hav tried only carrot halwa…wanna taste this lathammma…thanku for sharing…
HI LATHA,
Halwa looks so rich .My mom usully makes with wheat flour,but i like to try this method.
looking for more iyengar recipes
vineela
yumm..latha looks soo good..i have read it in mallika badrinath’s book but was daunted by the process…but looking at ur photo makes me want to make it!!
Looks so delicioussssss !! Want to have a piece…so yummy. Slurp !!
My mom makes this with samba kodumai. It has a deeper brown colour. But this is one of the very few sweets that I adore. Its a pure delight just to look at this.
perfectly cut pieces! halwa looks inviting!
Halwa looks so delicious and very perfect, thanks for the recipe Latha.
That looks great…I want some..so pls parcel some for us ok…
Halwa looks great and tempting…My mother made it once with samba godhumai and it tasted great…But i remembered she fermented for little time …
Thanx Latha mam for sharing the recipe…:))
wow looks yummy…. now where do I find wheat… what does the grain look like??
Latha ma,
I’m drooling at your pic right now. Never tried it at home before. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Bookmarked it. Will try it soon.
You create milk out of whole wheat? Is that like cream of wheat? There’s an Egyptian recipe–basboocha (sp?)–that calls for cream of wheat or kasha. We have a breakfast cereal called ‘Cream of Wheat’ but I don’t know if there’s any relation. I’ll do some research. This is sounds wonderful!
This is a wonderful recipe. I am surely going to try it. I always thought this would be very, very difficult, but your recipe makes it quite easy. Love it. Thank you
My mom is a big fan of halwa. I should let her know your recipe. Thanks for sharing lakshmi.
Amazing!! Am going to try this out this Deepavali
Looks very attractive. My mom used to prepare this but without colouring…so it used be somewhat creamish to brownish shade. I am too lazy to do this procedural one.
Thanks for posting such traditional recipes. Will definitely try sometime (may be not in the near future)
Made this today. Simply superb. Thanks Aunty!
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Hi, I’m planning to make halwa. How long can I store it?
When I saw the photo of this sweet it seems to be some kind of Badam Halwa or else. But when I read it is Godhumai Halwa, i recall my younger days when my Grandmother used to prepare this.
In those days i.e. around 1952 —- 1965 my Manni, Mammi & Chithis used to grind it in Attukkal and then keeping over night with water to get it sett over night.
Oh the process is so long…but the moment you put it in your mouth it goes swooth inside….then u ask innum konjam podu …or yai enakku kodukkave illai…
Thanks for the sweets..
Ramakrishnan
Hi latha,
this is a favourite of mine. I too prepare it the same way but I let it sit overnight..and then remove the wheat milk. grind and let the dough sit..and then remove the top portion..add water and again after half an hour, take the top portions out..
my chinna maamiyaar makes this with aattaa, sugar and ghee..all equal amounts in microwave. though it tastes good, it is not the same. and the texture is different.
one of my friends mom uses aatta and makes chapathi dough without oil and salt..and then adds water over it, lets it sit overnight and then takes the godhumai paal from it. but the authentic recipe- no one can beat the taste/look.
Great sweet. Let me try sometime
Thanks for giving such a delecious dish for this Deepavali.
Latha
The halwa looks so professional and delicious. Hats off to you. You have made it sound so easy. Will definitely give it a try.
Regards,
Pramila.S
Dear Friend,
My Husband likes Wheat sweets. I am very happy after seeing this receipe. I just want to rush to home and prepare for him.
Hi,
Is there any halwa where we can make with the wheat flour? I live in USA and I am fond of eating halwas. I would really be happy if anyone could give the recipe doing with wheat flour. Thanks to all
SS
Hi Latha Aunty,
Thank you so much for the wonderful recipes…you are 1 of the few brahmins I have come across who are good at heart.Till now I have met brahmins who are only trying to harm others and who only work for their own benefit.I hope many more brahmins try to emulate your unselfish nature.
I see that you have learnt these good things from your Mother.God Bless Her.
Warm Regards,
Deepthi.
A very good recipe.
Hi Latha,
I am going to try this halwa at home today. Just a quick question, is it necessary to sit the ground wheat extract for a few hours before cooking it? Let me know your thoughts…
In Washington DC area, Maryland & Virginia, where can you get whole wheat grain?
super
thank u very much for the nice idea. im going prepare the new recipe to this dewali.
i love 2 do ,but not sos sure my sisterinlaw good in doing this halwa i must try thnk u madam Lathama Aum Surmielah Selangor Malaysia.
I’m Rima from Malaysia , i huv prepared the halwa at home …it’s taste superb
The taste as my patti prepared during my young days…
Very nice Wheat Halwa Recipes i like it .
Tried making the halwa and it was fabulous.But i did not know how long i have to stir it so it could only be scooped and not cut into pieces.The taste was authentic.Thanks for sharing this recipe.