Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Aloo Ka Halwa (Sweet Potato Halwa)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 4 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled, and mashed
- • 1/2 cup sugar
- • 1/4 cup ghee
- • 1/2 cup milk
- • 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
- • 2 tbsp cashews, halved
- • 1 tbsp raisins
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Boil the potatoes until fully soft, peel, and mash them finely while still warm.
2
Phase 2
Warm the ghee in a pan, fry the cashews and raisins until golden, and remove them.
3
Phase 3
Add the mashed potatoes to the same ghee and roast on medium-low heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring.
4
Phase 4
Add the sugar and milk and cook, stirring, until the halwa thickens and the ghee begins to separate.
5
Phase 5
Stir in the cardamom powder and fried nuts and serve the halwa warm.