Thirunelveli halwa

THIRUNELVELI HALWA

Ingredients:

Wheat Berries/Whole Wheat – 1/2 Cup

Sugar – 1 Cup 

Water – 1/4 cup

Cashewnuts – 1/4 cup

Ghee – 3/4 Cup

Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp

Food Colour – a pinch [ I used mix of orange ]

Method:

- soak whole wheat for 12 hrs or more. 

- I soaked for around 15 hrs .

- grind that soaked wheat to a fine paste and extract milk out of it.

- I did the step twice to  take the milk out.

- meanwhile in a pan add ghee and fry cashews till golden keep it aside

- also melt ghee and leave it aside

- in a wide bottomed pan

- add the milk and keep stirring until it thickens

- now add sugar and cardamom powder and mix well

- add the food colour and keep stirring

- Here stirring plays an important role

- stirring helps to make a lump free halwa

- keep stirring until the mixture thickens a bit

- now add the ghee little by little 

- wait until the added ghee is absorbed then add the next laddle of ghee

- slowly finish all the ghee and keep stirring

- wait until all the ghee arises on the surface and the mixture forms a ball

- now add the fried cashews and fry till they are mixed well

- serve warm.

Source:

Indian Khanna