Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Badam Ka Halwa (Almond Pudding) (Variation 12)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 1 litre full-fat milk
- • 1/4 cup sugar
- • 8 saffron threads
- • 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
- • 1 tbsp pistachios, slivered
- • 1 tbsp almonds, slivered
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Bring the milk to a boil in a wide, heavy-bottomed pan, then simmer on medium-low heat, stirring and scraping the cream from the sides, until it reduces to about one-third.
2
Phase 2
Add the sugar and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring.
3
Phase 3
Stir in the saffron threads and cardamom powder and turn off the heat.
4
Phase 4
Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
5
Phase 5
Serve chilled in small bowls topped with pistachios and almonds.