Badam Halwa-Almond Halwa Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Almonds (Badam)
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/4 cup Ghee ( (in Chitti’s recipe, it was 1/2 cup ghee))
• 4 strands Saffron ( (soak it in a tbsp of milk))
• 1 pinch Kesari color ( (optional))
• 2 tsp Ghee ( (for adding in the end))

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Preparations ---

2. 2

   Soak almonds overnight and peel the skin. Alternatively you can boil them in hot water for a few minutes and peel the skin.

3. 3

   Grind almonds with 1/4 cup of milk to a smooth paste.

4. 4

   --- Method ---

5. 5

   Melt ghee in a kadai and keep the ghee aside. In the same kadai (as it is coated with ghee, it will prevent the halwa from sticking to the bottom of the pan) bring 1/4 cup of water to boil, switch off the flame, add sugar and let the sugar dissolve completely.

6. 6

   Now add the badam paste, remaining milk, kesari color, saffron and cook on medium flame stirring continuously.

7. 7

   Once it starts thickening and the sides start getting a little dry and flaky, add all the ghee except 2 tsp and cook stirring continuously on low flame.

8. 8

   The ghee will be completely absorbed and the halwa will start leaving the sides of the pan.

9. 9

   Now switch off the flame, add the remaining 2 tsp of ghee and stir for about 3-4 minutes.(this makes the halwa softer when it sets)

10. 10

    Soft and silky badam halwa is ready to be served.