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Sweeten up the Budget announcements with chef Pooja Dhingra’s special halwa recipe:
Dhingra’s Halwa
Ingredients:
Half a cup of ghee
1 cup semolina
2 cups hot milk
1 pinch of saffron dissolved in 30 ml of warm water
3/4th cup sugar
10 roasted almonds peeled and sliced
10 raisins
10 roasted cashews (crushed)
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Method:
- In a medium-sized kadai, roast the semolina in the ghee.
- When the semolina turns brown and is fragrant, switch off the flame and slowly pour in the hot milk. Be sure to continuously stir while pouring the milk.
- Add the sugar, saffron, almonds, cashew and cardamom and keep stirring till the milk absorbs and the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan.
On a budget? We’ve got you covered with 'Budget Halwa'
Ingredients:
Half cup of ghee
1 cup semolina
2.5 cups hot water
3/4th cup sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Method:
- In a medium-sized kadai, roast the semolina in the ghee.
- When the semolina turns brown, switch off the flame and slowly pour the hot water. Stir continuously while pouring the water. Switch to low-medium flame and add the sugar and cardamom.
- Keep stirring till it is absorbed and the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan.