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Besan Halwa

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Besan Halwa is one of the most popular dessert from North Indian cuisine. Besan Halwa is made from besan/gram flour/chickpeas flour. Besan Halwa is very rich and delicious in taste, and especially very popular in festivals and functions. This is very easy to prepare with very less ingredients.
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Course: Dessert &amp, Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cup Besan Laddu Besan/Gram Flour/Chickpeas Flour
  • ¼ cup Ghee
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup Milk
  • ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 4-5 Thread Saffron/Kesar
  • 7-8 Manuka/Raisin optional
  • Chopped Dry Fruits Almond and Pistachios

Method
 

  1. In a deep bottom pan/kadhai, add besan, ghee, and roast it on low flame till all raw smell goes out and besan changes the color slightly brown.
  2. While roasting beasn, at the same time take a sauce pan, add sugar, ½ cup water, saffron thread, and cook it on low flame and bring it to boiling point, then boil it for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add prepared sugar syrup in the roasted besan mixture and mix it well then add milk, cardamom powder and raisin.
  4. Mix well, stir it continuously till the mixture becomes thick, let separate the little bit ghee from the mixture. Eventually your mixture will be no-sticky.
  5. Besan Halwa is ready, garnish it with chopped dry fruits and serve it hot or cold.

Notes

  • If you are using fine variety of besan then add 1-2 tbsp Suji in besan.
  • Use laddu besan for best result.
  • You can store this Halwa for 1-2 week in a refrigerator.
  • Whenever you want to eat stored halwa, add little milk in it, mix well and then cook it on low flame for few minutes.
  • Even you can reheat stored halwa in a microwave for 1 minutes before eating.