Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Badam Ka Halwa (Almond Pudding) (Variation 13)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 1/2 cup almonds, blanched
- • 1/2 cup cashews
- • 1/4 cup shelled walnuts
- • 1/4 cup dried dates (chuhara), pitted and quartered
- • 2 tbsp ghee
- • 1 cup sugar
- • 1/2 cup water
- • 1/4 tsp saffron threads
- • 1/2 tsp dried ginger powder (saunth)
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Warm the ghee in a pan and lightly fry the almonds, cashews, walnuts, and dried dates until they take on a light golden colour; remove with a slotted spoon.
2
Phase 2
Boil the sugar with the water until it reaches a one-string consistency.
3
Phase 3
Stir the saffron threads and dried ginger powder into the hot syrup.
4
Phase 4
Add the fried nuts and dates to the syrup and mix well so everything is coated.
5
Phase 5
Cover the pan and let the shufta rest off the heat for 2 hours so the nuts soak up the syrup.
6
Phase 6
Serve slightly warm in small bowls as a rich winter sweet.