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Besan Halwa Recipe

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup ghee / clarified butter
  • 1½ cup besan / gram flour
  • 2 tbsp rava / semolina / suji (fine)
  • 2 cup milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp saffron milk
  • 2 tbsp cashew / kaju (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large kadai take ½ cup ghee.
  2. once the ghee heats up, add in 1½ cup besan.
  3. also, add 2 tbsp rava. if you are using coarse besan then you can skip the addition of rava.
  4. roast on low flame stirring continuously.
  5. roast for almost 25-30 minutes or until the besan turns golden brown.
  6. now add 2 cup milk and stir well.
  7. keep stirring continuously, until the besan absorbs all the milk without forming lumps.
  8. cook until the mixture separates the pan.
  9. further, add ½ cup sugar and 2 tbsp saffron milk.
  10. mix well until the sugar dissolves completely and separates the pan.
  11. further, add in 2 tbsp cashew and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. mix well.
  12. finally, enjoy besan ka halwa recipe garnished with more cashew.

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Step-by-step

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Firstly, in a large Kadai take ½ cup of ghee.besan halwa recipe
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Once the ghee heats up, add 1½ cups besan.besan halwa recipe
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Also, add 2 tbsp rava. If you are using coarse besan then you can skip the addition of rava.besan halwa recipe
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Roast on low flame stirring continuously.besan halwa recipe
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Roast for almost 25-30 minutes or until the besan turns golden brown.besan halwa recipe
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Now add 2 cup milk and stir well.besan ka halwa recipe
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Keep stirring continuously, until the besan absorbs all the milk without forming lumps.besan ka halwa recipe
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Cook until the mixture separates the pan.besan ka halwa recipe
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Further, add ½ cup sugar and 2 tbsp saffron milk. To prepare saffron milk, soak a few threads of saffron in 2 tbsp of warm milk.besan ka sheera
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Mix well until the sugar dissolves completely and separates the pan.besan ka sheera
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Further, add in 2 tbsp cashew and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. Mix well.besan ka sheera
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Finally, enjoy the besan ka halwa recipe garnished with more cashew.besan halwa recipe

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Besan Ka Halwa Video

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Notes

  • Firstly, roast the besan on low flame, or else the halwa will taste raw.
  • Also, you can use water in place of milk if you are looking to store it for a longer time.
  • Additionally, add dry fruits of your choice to make them more attractive.
  • Finally, the besan halwa recipe or besan ka halwa recipe tastes great when prepared with ghee and milk.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/besan-halwa-recipe-besan-ka-halwa/