Sunday, 4 September 2011

Damrot Halwa

Ripe Yellow Pumpkin( Grated) - 3 cups
Sugar - given below
Khoa - given below
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp
Saffron - 1/4 tsp(warm & powder)
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Chopped nuts - 2 tbsp

Pressurecook the freshly grated pumpkin without adding water in a pan for 1 whistle.
Cool, open & squeeze & discard the water.
Measure the squeezed pumpkin by volume.
Take 1/3 of that volume, each khoa & sugar.
Mix everything & cook on a pressurepan, stirring well, till halwa consistency is reached.
This is best done in a microwave, checking every 7,8 mts whether the consistency is reached.
The whole mass will leave the vessel.
Add spices & remove.
Roast nuts in ghee & add

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