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# Pottukadalai Halwa Recipe
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| **Prep time** | 5 min |
| **Cook time** | 15 min |
| **Total time** | 20 min |
| **Serves** | 8 servings |
Per servings.
| Nutrient | Amount |
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| Calories | 205 kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Protein | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated fat | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
| Potassium | 18 mg |
| Fiber | 0.1 g |
| Sugar | 38 g |
| Vitamin C | 0.04 mg |
| Calcium | 16 mg |
| Iron | 1 mg |
## Ingredients
* 1 cup pottukadalai / putani / roasted gram dal
* 2 tbsp ghee
* 1½ cup jaggery
* 2 cup water
* pinch saffron food colour
* ½ tsp cardamom powder
* 2 tbsp cashew
## Instructions
1. Firstly, in a mixer jar take 1 cup pottukadalai and grind to a fine powder.
2. In a pan heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast pottukadalai powder.
3. Roast for 3 to 4 minutes or until the roasted gram dal powder turns aromatic. Keep aside.
4. In a saucepan take 1½ cup jaggery and 2 cup water.
5. Stir and melt all the jaggery. Boil the jaggery water for 1 minute.
6. Pour the jaggery water into the mixture and mix well.
7. Stir continuously until the mixture is well combined.
8. Also, add pinch saffron food colour and ½ tsp cardamom powder.
9. Continue to stir until the mixture thickens and turns into a silky consistency.
10. Further, add ½ tsp cardamom powder and 2 tbsp ghee.
11. Mix well until the mixture separates the pan.
12. Now add 2 tbsp cashew and mix well. The halwa thickens once cooled.
13. Finally, enjoy Pottukadalai Halwa Recipe tastes great for 3 days when refrigerated.
## Step-by-step
Firstly, in a mixer jar take 1 cup pottukadalai and grind to a fine powder.
In a pan heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast pottukadalai powder.
Roast for 3 to 4 minutes or until the roasted gram dal powder turns aromatic. Keep aside.
In a saucepan take 1½ cup jaggery and 2 cup water.
Stir and melt all the jaggery. Boil the jaggery water for 1 minute.
Pour the jaggery water into the mixture and mix well.
Stir continuously until the mixture is well combined.
Also, add pinch saffron food colour and ½ tsp cardamom powder.
Continue to stir until the mixture thickens and turns into a silky consistency.
Further, add ½ tsp cardamom powder and 2 tbsp ghee.
Mix well until the mixture separates the pan.
Now add 2 tbsp cashew and mix well. The halwa thickens once cooled.
Finally, enjoy **Pottukadalai Halwa Recipe** tastes great for 3 days when refrigerated.
## Video
## Notes
* Firstly, make sure to finely powder the roasted gram dal to get a silky smooth halwa.
* Also, adding food colour is optional. You get the colour of halwa depending on the colour of jaggery.
* Additionally, the same halwa recipe can also be prepared with sugar in place of jaggery.
* Finally, **Pottukadalai Halwa Recipe** tastes great when prepared with fresh ghee.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/pottukadalai-halwa-recipe/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/pottukadalai-halwa-recipe/)
