Badam halwa | Almond halwa with saffron[Instant without milk]-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, dessert, diwali special sweet, halwa, pudding

Ingredients

• Badam[Almond] -1 cup
• Sugar- 1/2 to 3/4 cup
• Saffron - 1 tsp
• Cardamom powder-1 tbsp
• Ghee- 1/4 cup
• Coconut oil- 2 tbsp

Preparation

• Wash and soak almonds in warm water for 3 to 4 hours
• Soak saffron in warm water for 5 to 10 min
• After 3 hours peel off the almond skin.
• Add almonds in a mixie jar coarsely grind without water.
• Heat 1/4 cup ghee in a pan, add ground almond saute for 3 min.
• Add sugar & coconut oil let it cook for 2 min.
• Add saffron water mix well.
• Add cardamom powder mix well
• Once the almond mixture thick then cut off heat.
• Pour the mixture into the ghee greased tray, evenly spread, garnish with nuts then serve

Notes and variations

• You can grind almonds with milk or water.
• You can replace white sugar with brown sugar, honey or jaggery
• Soak saffron in warm water is optional. you can grind saffron with 1 tbsp sugar.
• Ghee roasted nuts is optional
• For variations:-Badam milk halwa, carrot badam halwa, vanilla badam halwa, chocolate badam halwa, banana badam halwa, beetroot badam halwa, pista badam halwa, mango badam halwa, kiwi badam halwa, green peas badam halwa.

How to make Badam halwa - Stepwise pictures[Instant& Quick]

Take 1 cup almond

Wash 2 to 3 times

Soak almonds in warm water for 3 to 4 hours

Peel off the skin

Drain water, remove the almond skin

Put almonds in a mixie jar, coarsely grind without water or milk

Coarsely grind almond mixtrue ready

Heat pan, add 1/4 cup ghee

Add ground almond, coconut oil mix well & saute for 3 min

Add 1/2 cup sugar

Let it cook for 2 min

Add saffron water

Add cardamom powder

Let it cook till thick [apr 3 min]

Now its ready cut off heat

Garnish with saffron or pistachio, serve hot hot or cold

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