Traditional Breakfast of My Country: Halwa Puri, Now a famous food in western countries too

I was born in the city of Lahore, a city in Pakistan where most people prefer to bring breakfast instead of making it at home, at least that was the case before I moved to Islamabad. In general, breakfast in our house also came from the market and the common favorite of the whole house was Halwa Puri. This Halwa Puri is also available in Islamabad, but only on weekends, i.e. on Saturdays and Sundays, while in Lahore, Halwa Puri was available every day. Well, coming to Islamabad, we learned how to make Halwa Puri. Now we don't have to wait for the weekend to eat Halwa Puri. Come learn and enjoy making this delicious breakfast at home

Two & half cup plain flour
One & half cup wheat flour
One fourth (1/4) tsp baking powder
Half (1/2) tsp salt
Two tbsp. yogurt
Two tbsp. oil (1 in beginning & 1 later for applying on balls)


Mix the flour, plain flour, salt and curd well in a vessel and add a cup of lukewarm water and knead for seven to eight minutes

Rest the soft dough for two to three hours for better result

Use one tbsp. oil on hands for making small balls of dough and apply one tbsp. oil on the small balls and rest them for about 5 to 7 minutes


Flatten the small ball of dough with the help of rolling pin




Fry it for 10 second maximum, oil should be max hot with smoke

Halwa's Ingredients
One cup Semolina
One Cup Ghee
Quarter or one cup Sugar
Three cups water
Yellow food color
Three to four green cardamoms

Put the vessel on flame and mix quarter or one cup sugar, for enhancing the taste and color include the the cardamoms and yellow food color into the syrup the and then put the Syrup on very low flame






Heat the semolina in a pan for two to three minutes and then add a cup of ghee to it. Stir the semolina in the ghee for two to three minutes on medium flame. Then slowly add the syrup and keep stirring it constantly so that lumps do not form.

When the water starts to dry and the ghee separates from the semolina, it means your halwa is ready, pour the halwa from the pot into dish.