SLS33-From My kitchen To Your Plate Week#2 My City My Taste[Halwa purri]

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Hi everyone, especially to our wonderful moderators and fellow Steemians!

Hope you are all well. And living your life happily and healthily. Today I am participating in Steemit Challenge Season 33 – "From My Kitchen To Your Plate" Week #2: My City My Taste. The theme of this week is to highlight the taste and culture of my city. So I have chosen Halwa Puri. A very famous and traditional snack of my city Lahore. Halwa Puri is not only a delicious dish. But also a beautiful symbol of Lahore's culture hospitality and family traditions. This snack is often eaten with enthusiasm in homes. And hotels on Sunday mornings. Eid days or any special occasion. In this post I will share with you the complete and easy recipe of Halwa Puri step by step with my original photos. So that you too can enjoy this traditional taste. I hope you all like my effort. And you will definitely enjoy this post of mine. 😊

Here is 👇 Ingredients used in this recipe

Sr	Ingredients
1	Semolina
2	Flour
3	Sugar
4	Almonds
5	raisin
6	Baking soda
7	Salt
8	Ghee

◉Step 1: Preparing the Puri Dough◉

To prepare this delicious Halwa Puri. First I prepared the Puri Dough. For this purpose I took flour in a large bowl. Then added a little salt a pinch of baking soda and appropriate amount of ghee to it. After mixing all the ingredients well. I kneaded a soft and smooth dough by adding water little by little. After the dough was ready. I covered it for about 15 to 20 minutes. So that it sat well and later the Puri became soft puffy and delicious.

◉Step 2: Preparing the Halwa◉

After preparing the Puri dough. I started preparing the Halwa. First I kept all the necessary ingredients in front of me. So that the work could be done easily. To make the Halwa. I used semolina sugar ghee raisins and almonds. I cut the almonds into thin slices. So that later the decoration of the Halwa would also look beautiful. Having all the ingredients ready in advance makes cooking easier. And everything can be added on time. Now all the ingredients were ready. And in the next step I started making delicious and fragrant Halwa with their help.

◉Step 3: Roasting the Semolina◉

Now I started the actual process of making the halwa. First I heated ghee as required in a pan. When the ghee was well heated. I added a cup of semolina to it. After that I started roasting the semolina on low flame continuously with the help of a spoon. I kept stirring the spoon carefully. So that the semolina did not stick to the bottom of the pot. And is safe from burning. After a few minutes. The semolina started turning light golden in colour. And started giving off a fragrant aroma. Which was a sign that the semolina was well roasted. And was ready for the next step.

◉Step 4: Preparing the Halwa◉

When the semolina was well roasted. And its color started to turn light golden brown. I carefully added three glasses of water to it. As I had used one cup of semolina. While adding the water. I kept stirring the spoon continuously so that no lumps formed. And the mixture was uniform. After a few minutes. When the semolina started absorbing the water. I added one cup of sugar to it. Then I kept stirring the spoon continuously again. So that the sugar dissolved well and the halwa became soft smooth and delicious. Gradually the halwa started to thicken. And its aroma spread throughout the kitchen. Which made it clear that the halwa was almost ready.

◉Step 5: Final Preparation of Halwa◉

After adding the sugar. I cooked the halwa while stirring it continuously with a spoon. So that the sugar dissolves well and no lumps form. Within a few minutes. The halwa started to thicken and its fragrant aroma spread throughout the kitchen. When the halwa was fully cooked. And started to leave the sides of the pot. I added raisins. And chopped almonds to it to enhance its taste and beauty. Finally I turned off the heat of the stove. Thus a soft fragrant and very tasty halwa is prepared. Which was ready to be served with puri.

◉Step 6: Preparing to roll the puri◉

When the dough was well set. It was ready to be made into puris. I kneaded the dough again lightly to make it soft and smooth. After that I made small equal sized balls of the dough. Then I lightly dusted each ball with dry flour. And rolled it into a round and medium thick puri with the help of a rolling pin. I tried to make all the puris almost the same size. So that they would cook evenly while frying. In this way. I rolled out all the puris and kept them for frying in the next step.

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◉Step 7: Frying the Puri and Final Presentation◉

Once all the Puri were rolled and ready. I added a suitable amount of ghee to a pan and kept it on low heat to heat. As soon as the ghee was well heated. I started carefully dropping the Puri one by one into it. Fry each Puri until it turned golden and crispy on both sides. The Puri puffed up a lot while frying. Which made their shape look even more beautiful. In this way I finished preparing all the Puri. Finally I decorated the hot Puri beautifully on a plate with freshly made halwa. And served it with an attractive presentation. Which made this traditional breakfast look even more delicious and attractive.

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◉Final picture with tag◉

◉Tell us the name of special food of your city or the name of food that belongs to your city (give at least 4 examples)◉

I belong to the beautiful and historic city of Lahore in Pakistan. Which is known not only for its gardens historical buildings and culture. But also for its amazing cuisine. Lahore is rightly called the “Food Capital of Pakistan”. Because every street market and food street here is home to a new world of flavors.

The most famous breakfast food in my city is Halwa Puri. Be it a Sunday morning. Eid day or a special family gathering. Halwa Puri is the first choice of the people of Lahore. Warm puffed puris sweet semolina halwa. And delicious gram or potato sabzi combine to create a taste that is loved by people of all ages.

The second famous food of Lahore is Paya (Trotters Curry). It is especially eaten with gusto on winter mornings. And many people consider eating Pahi for breakfast a tradition.

The third famous food is Nihari. Nihari is extremely popular. Because of its thick broth fragrant spices and tender meat. Many families like to cook Nihari. Or go out to eat on weekends or on special occasions.

The fourth famous dish is Chargha. The spicy and crispy Chargha of Lahore is very popular not only among the locals. But also among tourists from other cities and abroad.

Apart from these four dishes. Lahore is also famous for its Biryani Kebab Lassi Falooda Gol Gappe Chana Chaat and various sweets. This is why everyone who comes here. Always remembers the flavors of Lahore. For me Lahore is not just a city but a hub of flavors love hospitality. And beautiful traditions where every food tells a different story.

◉Share the Cultural importance of the food belongs to a city?◉

In my city Lahore. Halwa Puri is not just a common breakfast. But it is a beautiful symbol of our culture traditions and hospitality. This food is not only related to taste. But also to the happy moments spent with family and friends.

In Lahore especially on Sunday mornings. Many families come together and have Halwa Puri breakfast. Many people prepare this breakfast at their homes. While many people go to famous breakfast shops. And enjoy it with family and friends. Due to this tradition the feeling of love belongs. And happiness in relationships increases further.

Halwa Puri is also given special importance to Eid. Happy celebrations the arrival of guests or any special occasion. If a guest comes to the house. Serving delicious Halwa Puri to welcome him is considered a sign of respect and love. That is why this food is not only for filling the stomach. But is also an important part of our traditions and values.

Halwa Puri has its own identity in Lahore's food culture. Tourists from different cities of the country. And abroad also come to Lahore to taste this traditional snack. In this way this food also plays an important role in introducing the culture of Lahore to the world.

I think every city has its own identity. And Lahore's identity is its traditional foods along with its historical places. Halwa Puri holds a prominent place among these foods. Because it brings people together at one table becomes a means of sharing happiness. And helps in passing on our cultural traditions to the new generation. That is why for me Halwa Puri is not just a delicious snack. But a representative dish of Lahore's love hospitality family values and beautiful culture.

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◉Thank you for reading my post. May Allah bless you all.❤️◉

Here is my post for today. Which I have shared with all my friends. See you in the next post.

Last I invited my friends @ridwant , @dove11 , @ninapenda , @afzalqamar and @ngoenyi for taking part in this contest.

Thank you for being with me.

Best Regards:

@m-princess

Big Thanks To:

@suboohi