Badam Halwa

052-edited


Badam Halwa ~ Almond Halwa
     
      Total Time Taken : 1Hour
             Serves : 5 people                
           Ingredients:
 
Almonds: 250g
Sugar : 250g (I used 200g)
Milk : 1 cup
Saffron Strands: 5-10
Ghee : 6 Tbsp
Food Color: A big pinch (optional)
    
Method :
1.       Soak almonds for an hour in warm water. De-skin.
2.       Coarsely grind these almonds with a cup of milk. Do not use more milk to grind.  
3.      Transfer the almond paste to a non- stick pan. Add sugar and 3 tbsp of Ghee and cook on medium flame.  
4.      Do not leave the mixture unattended even for a minute. Keep stirring and mixing. When mixture starts thickening, add saffron strands, food color and another table spoon of ghee. Continue stirring and mixing until mixture starts leave the sides of the pan. Add remaining ghee and mix well. It is time to switch off the stove when halwa starts forming a ball and comes to the center.
5.      Enjoy warm halwa or you can chill it  and serve too.


Pictorial ..

Step 1 - Coarse grind Almonds with milk

032edited
 
Step 2- Mix almond paste, sugar and ghee. Cook on medium flame.
 
 

033-edited

Step 3 - Add 3 Tbsp Ghee, Saffron and Food color

036-edited

Step 4 - When mixture starts leaving the sides, add more Ghee and continue stirring ..

039-edited

Step 5 - Add remaining ghee and mix when you see mixture coming to the center ..

040edited

Final Step- Serve and Enjoy !

062-edited


Warm Almond Halwa or Chilled Halwa, Both taste heavenly!

047-edited

No comments:

Post a Comment

I hope you enjoyed your stay at Taste of Mysore. All your thoughts, ideas, suggestions and feedback about the dishes published in my blog are precious. Please pen them here for me.
ಪುನಃ ಬನ್ನಿ , Welcome back to TasteofMysore