Craving for a delicious desi-style halwa? Here is a delicious Banaras Halwa recipe, which will take your foodie soul to by lanes of Banaras with its sweet taste and rick texture. Here is a recipe of halwa and try it out!
Ingredients of Banarasi Halwa:-
1 1/2 cup pumpkin1/2 cup ghee1/2 cup khoya2 cup milk1 handful almonds1 handful cashews1/2 teaspoon green cardamom
How to make Banarasi Halwa:-
Step 1 Make a smooth pumpkin paste
To begin with this quick halwa recipe, wash and peel the pumpkin. In a blender blend the pumpkin and make a smooth paste.
Step 2 Add pumpkin blend
Take a pan and add in the milk, keep stirring. Then add in the pumpkin blend and keep stirring to avoid sticking of the pumpkin blend. Once the blend is reduced, turn off the flame.
Step 3 Add nuts and enjoy!
Take a fresh pan and ghee, add in the nuts toss them and take them out. In the meantime, stir the khoya and add sugar, keep cooking. Then reduce the flame and pour the milk and pumpkin blend. Stir it together and let it cook, add in the nuts and sprinkle some cardamom powder and your Halwa is ready!
Tips:-
To accentuate the flavour you can add some saffron.
to make it healthy you can replace sugar with jaggery.
You can also add some more dry fruits and nut to make your halwa delicious and rich in taste.