Nagori Halwa is one of best and popular Delhi street food which served as breakfast snack. Bedmi Poori and aloo ki sabzi, Nagori Poori and halwa are great combination and a complete meal.
Nagori is a small, crisp and crumbly poori or puri made with sooji, maida and ghee, paired with sooji halwa. Love the combination when crisp poori stuffed with soft, sweet and moist halwa which cooked in ghee. You can found this recipe at chandni chowk in Delhi.
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You can enjoy sweet and savory both combination of bedmi aloo and nagori halwa. When first time I heard about nagori halwa, I thought nagori is a name of some kind of halwa. But Nagori is Fried Semolina based pooris which are served with sooji halwa.
Here you can check my other variations of halwa are orange sooji halwa, aloo halwa, badam halwa, gajar ka halwa, apple halwa, mango kesari, rava kesari and moong dal ka halwa.
Check our other fried flatbread recipes which are also tasty and easy to prepare at home: sajja boorelu, bedmi poori, mangalore buns, kootu ki poori and more.
Here is mine other Street food recipes which are also shared in alphabetically order: Aloo Tokri Chaat, Besan Bread Toast, Corn Tehri, Dabeli, Easy Shakarkandi Chaat, Fried Matar Chaat , Golgappe Cheese Chaat, Hare Chane ki Chaat, Italian Papri Pizza, Jhal Muri , Kulhe Ki Chaat, Locho, Misal Pav
What we needed to cook Nagori Halwa
For Nagori Poori
1 Cup Maida/ Refined Flour
1/2 Cup Semolina
Salt to Taste
1/2 Tsp. Carom Seeds
1 Tsp. Oil
Water for Dough
Oil for Frying
For Sooji Halwa
1 Cup Semolina
1 Cup Desi Ghee
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Cardamom Powder
Few Saffron Strands
How to prepare Nagori Poori and Halwa
Combine sooji, flour, salt, carom seeds and oil in a bowl and mix gently with fingers. Now add water slowly and knead semi soft dough like a poori. Cover it with damp cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes. Heat the enough oil in deep wok. When oil is hot enough, divide the dough into equal portions and make a round ball shape. Roll it using rolling pin and fry them until to golden and crisp on medium flame. Keep aside.
Heat the ghee in separte pan to make halwa. Add semolina or sooji and roast it till to golden color. Boil the 3 cups of water in separte saucepan. Add hot water in roasted semolina (carefully). Cook the sooji till to water absorbs. Now add cardamom powder, saffron and sugar and mix it. Let cook the halwa till the ghee relases. Garnish with chopped nuts and serve with nagori poori and aloo ki sabzi.
Check our aloo ki sabzi recipe here
Nagori Halwa | Halwa Nagori Poori recipe
Ingredients
For Nagori Poori
- 1 Cup Maida/ Plain Flour
- 1 Cup Sooji/ Semolina
- Salt to Taste
- 1 Tbsp. Oil
- 1 Tsp. Carom Seeds/ Ajwain
- Oil for frying
- Water for Kneading
For Sooji Halwa
- 1 Cup Semolina
- 1 Cup Clarifying Butter/ Desi Ghee
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Tsp. Cardamom Powder
- Few Saffron Strands
Instructions
For Nagori Poori
- Combine sooji, flour, salt, carom seeds and oil in a bowl and mix gently with fingers.
- Now add water slowly slowly and knead a semi soft dough like a poori. Cover it with damp clothe and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Heat the enough oil in deep wok. When oil is hot enough, divide the dough into equal portions and make a round ball shape.
- Roll it using rolling pin and fry them until to golden and crisp on medium flame. Keep aside.
For Sooji Halwa
- Heat the ghee in separate pan to make halwa. Add semolina or sooji and roast it till to golden color.
- Boil the 3 cups of water in separte saucepan. Add hot water in roasted semolina (carefully).
- Cook the sooji till to water absorbs. Now add cardamom powder, saffron and sugar and mix it. Let cook the halwa till the ghee releases.
- Garnish with chopped nuts and serve with nagori poori and aloo ki sabzi.
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One of the best street foods of Delhi, brings back so many memories, isnt it Preeti ? You have made everything so well..and now I feel like relishing these. awesome.
I have heard about this a lot but never tried it or made it. Making one dish is difficult and you have made both poori and halwa. Great Preeti.
Superb combination and a delight to have as a chaat.
Nagori Halwa looks absolutely incredible and i never knew about this street food. Seriously am learning everyday new dishes from you guys.
Heard about the poori & halwa combo a lot, but never tried it so far. Those nagori poori with halwa sounds delicious. Perfectly made,Preeti.
This is one of my fav foods we had during our meet at Delhi. You have made it perfect. I am so tempted to try it again..
Have heard a lot about nagoori halwa but never tasted.. Wish i go to Delhi to taste all the yummy street food from there.. Lovely share..
A crispy puri stuffed with halwa…wow so so delicious. Chandni Chowk seems to be a chaat heaven!
I still remember our street food walk we did in Delhi and this was the highlight..very nice!
Looks yumm Preeti! Halwa poori a classic combination!
This such an amazing and wholesome meal as a street food !! Poori with halwa is always a killer combo and this looks so delicious preeti !! Wonderful combo platter for the letter N ..
That whole plate looks so inviting and delicious. There’s sweet, savory, crunchy, creamy — everything we need from good street food. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us.
That is one lovely platter and I wish can taste some right now. What a beautiful combination and this would be a great treat to eat.
Nothing can beat this ultimate combo from the streets of Delhi.We love it to the core.
Lovely medley of dishes there. I would enjoy everyone of these dishes if I had that platter before me. 🙂
This post definitely takes me back to our Delhi trip. Such a delicious dish Preeti!