BADAM HALWA | STARTUP COOKING
Badam Halwa is an easy dessert or sweet that can be prepared on any festive occasion like diwali, new year, lakshmi puja etc., Halwa is a rich Indian dessert made with blanched almonds, ghee, sugar and is flavored with saffron and cardamom powder. The procedure is very simple and easy to prepare under 30 minutes. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Badam Halwa. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.
RECIPE FOR BADAM HALWA
Course : Dessert
Cuisine : South Indian
Author : Jayashree Karthik
Prep Time :15 min
Soak Time : overnight
Cook Time : 35 min
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup ghee
- 1/2 cup milk + 2 tbsp of milk
- pinch of cardamom powder
- 1/8 tsp saffron strands
PROCEDURE
- soak almonds overnight
- almonds doubled in size
- peel the skin
- add almonds to a mixer grinder, grind almonds with 1/4 cup of milk to a smooth paste
- soak saffron strands in 2 tbsp of milk for 10 minutes, till it turns yellow color, then saffron milk ready
- heat ghee in a nonstick pan
- add ground almond paste
- mix well
- add sugar
- mix well and cook until the sugar dissolves completely
- add the remaining milk
- cook on low medium heat and stir continuously
- add the remaining ghee and saffron milk along with saffron
- after adding saffron milk, halwa turns natural yellow color
- mix well
- continue to cook on low medium flame
- once all the ghee absorbed by the halwa, it will start leaving the sides of the pan
- add cardamom powder
- combine well with the halwa
- cook for 1 minute
- to check the right consistency of the halwa, pinch a small portion of halwa and form into a ball. the ball should be soft and smooth and not be sticky or wet
- switch off the flame
- garnish with saffron strands
- cool down completely
- store in an air tight container
- store it for a week
- tastes awesome. Try and let me know your feedback.
Badam Halwa with Step-By-Step Photo Recipe
soak almonds in water for overnight
Almonds doubled in size
peel the skin and discard it
transfer into mixer grinder
grind to a coarse paste
add 1/4 cup milk
grind to a smooth paste
soak saffron strands in 2 tbsp of milk
after 10 minutes, saffron milk ready
heat ghee in a non-stick pan
add the almond paste
mix well
add sugar
stir well and cook until the sugar dissolves completely
add remaining milk
cook on low medium heat and stir continuously
add remaining ghee
add saffron milk
combine well and halwa turns yellow color
halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan
add cardamom powder
combine well with the halwa
cook for 1 minute
to check the right consistency of the halwa, pinch a small portion of halwa and form into a ball. the ball should be soft and smooth and not be sticky or wet
Delicious Badam Halwa Ready
