BADAM HALWA
Badam Halwa is always a favourite dessert at home,not only because of it’s richness but tastes great and melts into the mouth.Generally in sweet shops it is sold in paper packet.I thought of posting long back,but since it is Diwali time,I realised now is the correct time to post.The ingredients used are minimal and taste is guaranteed to be great.In a recent wedding I attented they served Badam Halwa with ice cream and that was an awesome combination.You can have it just like that and it was a great hit at home and all loved it to the core.Badam Halwa is a tasty way to start your DIwali sweet preparations ,so why not start with it?Scroll down for an easy recipe for Badam Halwa..
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Instructions
- Soak badam in hot water for half an hour.
- Remove the skin by simply pressing it.The skin will come off.
- Grind it to a paste by adding half the quantity of the said milk.Let the mixture be not too smooth.
- It should look like this.
- Soak saffron strands in milk.
- Make a sugar syrup with sugar and water.
- Once the sugar dissolves and sugar syrup is bubbling add badam paste and cardamom powder.
- Add rest of the milk.
- Let the mixture cook and wait.Add ghee now and keep on stirring till the mixture thickens.
- Badam Halwa is done.
- Wait till ghee leaves the sides.
- Badam Halwa is done.
Recipe Notes
Notes
- I did not grind the badam to a smooth paste since I wanted a grainy texture.
- Adding cardamom powder is optional.
- Adding condensed milk adds to the flavour.
- Do not skip saffron as it gives unique taste to halwa.
- Keep the flame low while cookins as it may get burnt.
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