Gram Flour Halwa (बेसन का हल्वा)

Gram Flour Halwa (बेसन का हल्वा)

Ingredients

1.      Gram Flour (बेसन)       – 1 cup (slightly coarse texture is recommended) (हल्का दरदरा)

2.      Clarified butter (घी)     – 1 cup

3.      Warm water            – 2 cups

4.      Cardamom powder      – ½ tsp

5.      Saffron                       – 1 pinch

6.      Chopped nuts             – ¼ cup (raisin, almonds, cashews)

7.      Sugar                         – 1 cup

Method

1.      Melt the clarified butter (घी) in a wok over low heat.

2.      Now add gram flour (बेसन). Stir constantly till you get a light brownish color and a nutty aroma of the gram flour. *

3.      Now add sugar and saffron. Mix well and keep stirring. Let the sugar dissolve.

4.      While the sugar is dissolving, warm the water in another vessel and keep it ready to be poured into the gram flour mixture.

5.      When the sugar is dissolved, you will see the texture has changed and the color has turned even darker brown. Do not overdo the roasting as it will give a burnt flavor at the end.

6.      Carefully add the warm water and stir the mixture well. Keep stirring. This is very important for the whole recipe.

7.      Keep mixing and stirring till it’s done. When the halwa is done, you can see that it is moving easily in the wok without you holding the wok. It will not stick to the wok anymore and withdraw itself from the walls of the wok.

8.      Lastly add in the chopped nuts of your choice and mix the cardamom powder.

9.      A well done halwa is noticed by a smooth, lump free texture J. It just melts in your mouth J.

Serving

Serve hot as it is and sprinkle few more chopped nuts.

* It is very important to stir continuously during the whole recipe, else there are chances of lumps and gram flour browning un-evenly and burning.

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