Makhandi Halwa

Name: How to cook Makhandi Halwa - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Aruna Thapar

Makhandi Halwa

#win #week7 Makhadi halwa is a most famous dessert in Punjab region of Pakistan. This halwa is a famous recipe in North west and it is different from the usual sooji ka halwa. It is very delicious and easy to prepare. Though, it is prepared with semolina but it tastes like moong dal halwa.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

1 cups

Semolina

2 cups

Full cream milk

3/4 cups

Pure Ghee

1 cups

Sugar

1/2 tsp

Cardamom powder

Almonds

Cashew nuts

1/4

Dry coconut

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak 1 cup semolina in 2 cups of milk. Milk should be at room temperature. Chop almonds and cashew nuts and slice dry coconut in very thin slices.

* Step 2

Heat 2 tb sp ghee in heavy bottomed karahi. Fry almonds and cashew nuts till pinkish and then remove in a plate. Fry coconut slices separately and keep it in the plate.

* Step 3

Now add 2 tb sp more ghee in the wok. Add 1 cup sugar. And keep on stirring sugar in ghee on low flame till it dissolves and then turn brown. It may take 6 minutes. You will get caramelised sugar syrup. Switch off the flame.

* Step 4

Now add semolina and milk in caralalized sugar slowly and stirring simultaneously in batches. Sugar may become lumpy but keep on mashing it with ladle. Now switch on the flame and keep on stirring till it gets thick. It may take 6-8 minutes. Add cardamom powder abd remaining ghee and mix.

* Step 5

Now add chopped and fried dry fruit (keep some for garnishing). And cook on low flame while stirring till ghee leaves the sides of wok. Switch off the flame.