Thursday, August 9, 2012

PUMPKIN HALWA

INGREDIENTS

water  1 cup
milk   2 cups
peeled & grated pith  2 cups
sugar  1 1/4 cups
rawa/ sooji   1/2 cup
ghee 1/2 cup
cashew nuts   2 tbsp
raisins   2 tbsp
saffron   1/4 tsp
cardamom  pdr  1/4 tsp


METHOD

Heat a tbsp of ghee in a pan & fry the cashew nuts, raisins, remove. Fry rawa in 1 tbsp of ghee  till a nice aroma comes. Keep aside.
in a heavy pan, cook rawa, pith in milk & water till dry, stirring all the time.
Add sugar & cook till dry again.
Add the saffron soaked in little milk & remaining ghee & fry till a nice aroma comes out & the halwa leaves the sides of the pan. Add the nuts & raisins, cardamom pdr, mix well.
Serve hot/ cold.

ps- instead of milk, it can be cooked in water only or you may cook only in milk if you want it rich.

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