Description
Dessert item made with almonds. Pure badam halwa is made only with almonds, but here, I have followed the way which my granny taught me. Using little cashews actually seems to reduce the strong almond flavor.
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 30 nos | Almonds |
| 15 nos | Cashew nuts |
| 4 tbsp | Khoa |
| 1½ cup | Sugar |
| 8 tbsp | Ghee |
| ½ cup | Water |
| 1 pinch | Kesari colour |
Instructions
Soak almonds and cashews in hot water for a couple of hours. Then when the water is still warm, peel the skin off from the almonds. Drain all the water and let it dry on a paper towel for 4 hours. Grind them both to a fine paste without adding any water. Its kind of hard to grind without any liquid, try the pulse on your blender or mixie. Keep this mixture aside.
Now mix water and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and bring it to a boil. When it reaches one thread consisitency add ground almond cashew paste and stir for few minutes. Then add the khoa with a pinch of kesari colour and stir in slowly adding ghee a tsp at a time.
Keep stirring continuously until you see a stage when the paste thickens and forms a soft ball. Switch off immediately and keep stirring for another 5 to 6 minutes adding the remaining ghee. Let cool and serve. Once it cools it can be portioned and packed in parchment or wax paper for fancy presentation.
Notes
Here in US due to climatic condition, the halwa tends to become hard after a couple of hours, even though it has been taken out with right consistency. Try microwaving for 10 seconds and then serve.
Making Khoa at home – click the link below and follow the recipe till the stage when you add sugar and ghee. http://www.spiceindiaonline.com/milk_khoa
25 Comments
is there any easy way to prepare khoa for this receipe?
woww..i want to make this immediately please tell me ,can i prepare khoa like yours”microwave pal khoa” using condensed milk??
Oh my dear Mullai ! U r such a fabulous one …I love u more than my mom..u r such a great cook! thanks a lot ..tons and tons..halwa was so awsome
Oh my Freya!!! oray special cooking varamaaa?? You have tried so many recipes, good to know that you had great success. Thanks a bunch for all your feedback and have fun cooking.
Hi Mullai,
made this few days ago and it turned out really yummy!!..love your website..keep up the good work:)..
Ma’am i’m tasting it now…Really superb ! I don’t know whether it will be there or not till my hubby comes…Awesome….B.H
Mullai ma’am just done with my Badam Halwa, tasted yummy. But with the less amt of khoa it yeilds only a lesser quantity of B.H 🙁 I love the taste. Also i reduced the quantity of water and sugar. Thanx for ur receipe.
Mullai ma’am going to make badam halwa, but having only 50 gms of khoa (homemade) can i proceed with the same ingredients or shall i reduce the quantity ?
Shan.. try and let me know.
Hai,
can u pls post me the recipe of “carrot halwa”? actually before couple of months i saw ur website & did carrot halwa & it came out well. but now i searched for that, but i could not find “carrot halwa” anywhere. right? hope u have removed. is it. a’m i right?!? can u pls post me again as i am planning to do “carrot halwa” on feb 12th, on my daughter’s birthday.!!
pls reply me……
Thanks & Regards,
NithyaSanthosh,
Muscat-Oman.
Hi NithyaSanthosh, If you don’t find the receipe using regular search, advanced search option is also there…Here you go..http://spiceindiaonline.com/carrot_halwa_0.
Enjoy carrot halwa in the Happy Occassion of ur daughters b’day. My advance wishes for her.
Hai,
Thanks! i will use the advanced search option.!
Thanks a looooooooooooot for ur wishes as well. My daughter is completing her 3rd year by feb 12th 2008.
where r u now? in US? working there?!? do u have any personel mail id?!?
bye
nithya its not removed its still here
http://www.spiceindiaonline.com/carrot_halwa_0
Thanks for replying sudha. found it now.!! thanks, once again.
bye
Mullai,
2nd time it was gud again. but both times i prepared badam cakes rather than halwa. i think i’ve cooked for somemore time than actual. but already i prepared ur kaju katli. so i followed the final step of kaju katli for this and cut into badam cakes. looks and tastes awesome…..
Hello mullai,
Can u tell me the exact meaning of one thread consistency?. I am little confused in that.
thanking u
Mangai,
When the sugar syrup comes to a vigorous boil, start checking for thread consistency. We need one string or soft ball consistency, which should take about 5 to 6 minutes from the time you start melting sugar. When you place a drop of the syrup in cold water, it should form a long thread, when rolled up between fingers should form a soft ball. Explaning this procedure in words is very difficult, you have to actually practice and evetually after a couple of attempts you should be able to master it.
can u pls tell me how much is 1 cup measurement?
Ramya,
check the following link, it might be useful. I use regualr US 1cup= 8 ounce (See Standard dry measuring cups) for all my recipes.
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/E/EFNEP-0113/
thanq mullai,i got the measurement.also i've successfully prepard badam halwa n came very tasty.
Hi mullai,
Where can i get this khoa?
Hi Viji, Khoa is available in all Indian grocery stores, expensive though… If you don't find them, got to make it by following this recipe up to the point where you add sugar. If you want plain sugar less Khoa, don't add sugar.
http://www.spiceindiaonline.com/milk_khoa
Thanks…
hi mullai .i was going through ur recipe n just wanted to know condensed milk is khoa?
Rose, its also a form of condensed milk, but its not the equivalent. You cannot use it as a substitute, bcos khoa doesn't have sugar. Whereas condensed milk is packed with sugar. You also have unsweetened condensed milk, but again it cannot be used for making certain Indian desserts. If you wanna taste some good Indian sweets, then stick with Khoa.