Badam ka Halwa Almond Halwa|Halwa recipe | Winter Dessert recipe

#Almond Halwa|Halwa recipe | Winter Dessert recipe #EID SPECIAL
💕1 cup almonds / badam
♤water to soak
♡0.5 cup milk
◇3 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
♧0.5 cup sugar
☆4 tbsp saffron soaked in water
○0.5 tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder
□few dry fruits (chopped)
firstly soak ½ cup almonds in enough water for 30 minutes.
further, peel the skin of badam and transfer to the blender.
also add in ¼ cup milk. alternatively use almond milk or water if you are vegan.
blend to smooth paste.
transfer the badam paste into the large kadai.
add in a tbsp of ghee.
and saute for a minute on low to medium flame.
furthermore, add in ¼ cup sugar and saute continuously.
stir continuously till the sugar dissolve completely.
now add 2 tbsp saffron soaked in water and stir. to prepare saffron milk, soak few threads of saffron in 2 tbsp of water for 10 minutes.
keeping the flame on low-medium, stir till the mixture thickens.
now add half tbsp of ghee and stir.
stir till the mixture separates the pan and ghee oozes out from sides.
furthermore, add in ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
finally, serve badam halwa hot or chilled garnished with few chopped nuts.
Badam halwa is a traditional pudding like dessert where the whole almonds are soaked, peeled, ground and cooked with ghee, milk or water & sugar. It is flavoured with cardamoms and saffron. “Badam” is the Hindi word for “almonds” hence the name.
If you attend lavish South Indian celebrations like weddings, baby showers, naming ceremonies, house warming ceremonies etc you are more likely to be gifted with a few packs of badam halwa.
Badam halwa is a rich and delicious dessert more popular in South Indian sweet shops and tiffin centres serving Karnataka foods.
Badam halwa is a classic but still it is not made often in the households because it is time consuming and requires patience.
Badam halwa is an Indian sweet made with almonds or almond meal, sugar, ghee and cardamoms. Make this delicious festive dessert under 30 mins, the traditional way using whole almonds or the quick way using store bought meal. You can cook this in a saucepan or in the instant pot with my recipe. Halwa is a go-to-dessert for a lot of Indians and you will find so many kinds of halwas being made across India. We make halwa with semolina, flour, lentils, veggies and even with fruits & nuts.