Wheat Halwa

Wheat Halwa is delicious and liked by all. I have been waiting to try this recipe. I thought it was difficult to make halwa before i make it. But now it is very easy to make halwa. So lets make Wheat Halwa today.

Ingredients:

     Wheat - 1 cup
     Water  -   5 cups
     Sugar  -  2 cups
     Ghee    - 3/4 cup
     Cashew nuts - few
     Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method:

1. Wash and soak the wheat overnight (6 hrs).

2. Drain the water and grind it with 1/2 cup water smoothly.

3. Filter it with a strainer.

4. Keep the collected wheat milk aside for 6 hrs.

5. Take a heavy bottomed pan and add 4 tspn of sugar and heat it on medium flame. Make sure you stir all the time. The sugar will melt and changes to brown colour.
 

 6. Add 1 cup water carefully as it will splutter. Stir well so that the caramelized sugar gets dissolved.

7. Now add the remaining sugar and mix until it dissolve.

8. Now add the wheat milk and remaining water to the sugar syrup and stir well.

 9. Keep on stirring it. when it comes to a thick consistency add little by little ghee.

10. Stir it continously. Now add cashewnuts to it.

11. While stirring the halwa should not stick to the pan. This is the right time to switch off the flame.

12. The wheat halwa is ready to serve.

Mango Halwa

Mango Halwa is made by cooking mango puree and cornstarch with ghee. It is an easy recipe. We need ripe mangoes to make this halwa.

Ingredients:

Mango Puree - 2 cups
Cornstarch - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Sugar  - 2 cups
Water - 1/2 cup
Cardamon Pwdr - 1/4 tsp
Cashewnuts & Almonds - 1/4 cup

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a pan and add mango puree.

 2. Mix cornstarch and water and keep it ready.

3. Now add this with the mango puree and stir well till thickened.

4. Add sugar and ghee and mix well.

5. Once it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan and seperates from the pan, add almonds, cashewnuts and cardamon pwdr.
 

6. Keep stirring for another 10 minutes.

7. Pour the mixture to a greased tray with ghee and leave it for 1 hour.

8. Cut them into pieces. Mango Halwa is ready.

Cashew Burfi

Cashew Burfi is a popular indian sweet. This sweet can be easily made at home. Lets see the step by step method of making cashew burfi.

Ingredients:

Cashew nuts - 1 Cup
Sugar - 3/4 Cup
Milk - 1/4 Cup
Water 1/4 Cup
Ghee - 1 tspn

Method:

1. Soak the cashewnuts in hot water for an hour.After an hour, drain the water and grind the cashews with 1/4 cup milk to a smooth paste.

2. Grease a plate with ghee and keep it aside

3. Take a vessel add sugar and water and heat on medium flame.Allow it to boil till the sugar syrup reaches one string consistency(kambi padam).

4. Add cashew nut paste and stir continuously.

5. It will thicken and starts leaving the sides of the vessel.

6. Place the mixture on the greased plate and spread it evenly.

7. Once it cool down, cut with a sharp knife to form diamond shape.

8. Remove the pieces after it cools down completely.

Our Cashew Burfi is ready.