Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Badam Ka Halwa (Almond Pudding) (Variation 16)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 500g red carrots, finely grated
- • 3 cups full-fat milk
- • 1/2 cup sugar
- • 1/4 cup ghee
- • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- • 1 tbsp raisins
- • 2 tbsp almonds, blanched and slivered
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Melt the ghee in a heavy kadhai and sauté the grated carrots for 5 minutes until they lose their raw smell.
2
Phase 2
Add the milk and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the carrots absorb all the milk.
3
Phase 3
Add the sugar; the mixture will loosen, then keep cooking until it thickens again.
4
Phase 4
Stir continuously over low heat until the halwa turns deep reddish and the ghee separates at the edges.
5
Phase 5
Stir in the cardamom powder and half the nuts and raisins.
6
Phase 6
Serve the gajar ka halwa warm, garnished with the remaining nuts and raisins.