Winter is not always about tearing through the non-veg delights or spicy food. In fact, there are no substitutes for some hot sweet dishes in winter. They are irresistibly tasty and healthy too. Let us try our hands in preparing theses dishes.
Badam ka Halwa
This sweet dish has rich ingredients and you need to take a limited amount else it becomes too hot to handle for your stomach. Usually, people in North Indian cities consume it on routine basis. Consuming it in the morning keeps you warm throughout the day. Cooking this dish merely takes 15 -20 minutes but the taste can leave you satiated for hours.
| Prepartion time 15 Mins | Cooking Time 30 Mins | Serves 4 |
Ingredients
- Almonds soaked overnight (2 Cups)
- Milk (1 ½ Cups)
- Sugar (16 table spoons)
- Cardamom (Elaichi) powder (1 tea spoon)
- Ghee (12 table spoons)
For Garnishing
Peeled and sliced almonds ( 8-12 pcs)
Cooking procedure
- Take out the soaked almonds and pour 1-2 cups of boiling water. Leave the mix for 5-8 minutes.
- Take out the water (drain the almonds) and peel the outer skins.
- Add 5 tbsp milk and make a purée viz. smooth paste by grinding the mixture.
- Heat ghee in a non-stick kadhai on slow flame and add the purée. Regularly stir the mixture for 15 minutes or till the mixture appears golden-brownish.
- Pour the remaining milk (it should be bolied) in the mix and cook for 5 minutes on slow flame.
- You can now add sugar and the cardamom powder and keep on stirring till the crystals of sugar are completely dissolved.
- Serve it hot with the systemic garnishing.
In the next post we will see some other hot sweet dishes. Till then, enjoy cooking and I bet you will certainly enjoy the taste.
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