Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup Chickpea flour/Besan
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Ghee
  • 1 tsp Cardamom powder
  • a handful of Thinly sliced Almonds
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Water

Instruction

  • Heat a non-stick pan and add ghee in it.
  • Once the ghee is hot add chickpea flour/ besan flour in it.
  • Fry besan in ghee on a slow to medium flame and keep stirring in between.
  • Continue to fry till besan changes its color and leaves its aroma.
  • Now add 1/2 cup milk and 1 cup water in besan and keep stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.
  • When the besan absorbs all the milk and water, add sugar and cardamom powder in it.
  • Keep stirring continuously so that the mixture doesn't stick to the pan.
  • Switch off the flame when the above mixture is cooked and lump-free.
  • For checking is your halwa is cooked put a laddle in the middle of the mixture.
  • If the laddle sits firmly in it, your halwa is cooked.
  • Garnish with sliced almonds and serve it hot.
  • You can also use other dry fruits like pistachios and cashew nuts.