Almond / Badam Halwa
Almond halwa, full of natural goodness and bursting with flavours
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Almonds
- 6 Tablespoon Ghee / Clarified Butter
- 4-5 Tablespoon Sugar As per your taste
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder Optional
- Few Strands Saffron Optional
- 3-4 Almonds Chopped - For Garnishing
Instructions
- Wash and soak almonds in enough water for 4 hours. After that peel off the skin from almonds.
- Now grind these peeled almonds into a semi coarse paste with the help of 2-3 tablespoon milk.
- Soak saffron in the rest of the milk (lukewarm).
- Now, heat a nonstick or heavy bottom pan, and add ghee to it. Add almond paste (from step 2) and cook till it starts oozing out ghee. It will easily take 18-20 minutes on medium flame.
- Now add saffron milk and sugar to it and stir again, when it starts to thicken add 1 tablespoon of ghee and Cardamom powder. Switch off the flame once it starts leaving edges of pan and comes together.
- Garnish with shopped Almonds and serve it hot.
Notes
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Always use either a non stick pan or a heavy bottom pan otherwise the halwa will stick to the pan.
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You can adjust the amount of sugar and ghee as per your taste.
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If you forgot to soak almonds earlier, soak them in boiling hot water. In 2 hours they would be ready for grinding.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Almond / Badam Halwa
Amount Per Serving
Calories 327
Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Fat 29g45%
Saturated Fat 12g75%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 45mg15%
Sodium 9mg0%
Potassium 196mg6%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 43IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 86mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.