Pumpkin Halwa (Kaddu Ka Halwa) Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - red one, -/4 sugar, milk. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin with Pumpkin Halwa, heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a kadhai
ghee(5 tablespoon) - 2
When ghee gets heated, add the raisins
ghee(5 tablespoon)raisins(20) - 3
After the raisins puff, remove them from the kadhai and keep them on a separate plate
raisins(20) - 4
In the same kadhai, add the other chopped dry fruits and roast them
badam (almond) - chopped(10)cashew nuts - chopped(10) - 5
Keep them in the same plate where the raisins are kept
raisins(20) - 6
Now add 3 more tablespoons ghee to the same kadhai
ghee(5 tablespoon) - 7
Add the grated pumpkin and fry it on low flame till the raw smell goes away
- 8
Now add milk and let the pumpkin get cooked for some time
milk(1/2 cup) - 9
Add khoya and mix everything well
khoya (mawa)(2 tablespoon) - 10
Keep stirring in between to avoid it sticking to the bottom of the kadhai
- 11
After some time, the halwa will start thickening
- 12
Add sugar and mix well
-/4 sugar(1 cup) - 13
Keep stirring continuously when the halwa starts to thicken, add the dry fruits
- 14
Crush the cardamom pods with a mortar and pestle, discard the peels
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(5) - 15
Sprinkle the cardamom powder on the halwa and mix well
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(5) - 16
When the halwa starts leaving the sides of the kadhai, it is done and ready to be served
- 17
Serve Pumpkin Halwa as a dessert to your friends and family during Holi lunch or dinner
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Pumpkin Halwa (Kaddu Ka Halwa) Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - red one, -/4 sugar, milk. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin with Pumpkin Halwa, heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a kadhai
ghee(5 tablespoon) - 2
When ghee gets heated, add the raisins
ghee(5 tablespoon)raisins(20) - 3
After the raisins puff, remove them from the kadhai and keep them on a separate plate
raisins(20) - 4
In the same kadhai, add the other chopped dry fruits and roast them
badam (almond) - chopped(10)cashew nuts - chopped(10) - 5
Keep them in the same plate where the raisins are kept
raisins(20) - 6
Now add 3 more tablespoons ghee to the same kadhai
ghee(5 tablespoon) - 7
Add the grated pumpkin and fry it on low flame till the raw smell goes away
- 8
Now add milk and let the pumpkin get cooked for some time
milk(1/2 cup) - 9
Add khoya and mix everything well
khoya (mawa)(2 tablespoon) - 10
Keep stirring in between to avoid it sticking to the bottom of the kadhai
- 11
After some time, the halwa will start thickening
- 12
Add sugar and mix well
-/4 sugar(1 cup) - 13
Keep stirring continuously when the halwa starts to thicken, add the dry fruits
- 14
Crush the cardamom pods with a mortar and pestle, discard the peels
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(5) - 15
Sprinkle the cardamom powder on the halwa and mix well
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(5) - 16
When the halwa starts leaving the sides of the kadhai, it is done and ready to be served
- 17
Serve Pumpkin Halwa as a dessert to your friends and family during Holi lunch or dinner
Rate this recipe
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