Kaddu Ka Halwa/Pumpkin Halwa
 
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Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • 2 tsps cardamom powder
  • ½ cup desiccated coconut + ½ cup for decorating
  • 800 grams pumpkin, grated
  • ¼ cup almonds, roughly chopped + ½ cup for decorating
  • ¼ cup pistachios, roughly chopped + ½ cup for decorating
  • 6-8 cashewnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup ghee
  • 1 - 1½ condensed milk, according to how sweet you'd like it
  • ½ cup raisins for decorating
Instructions
  1. Heat ghee in a deep non-stick pan (I used a dutch oven), add the cashew nuts, pistachio and almonds. When light brown, add the grated pumpkin and saute for 15-20 minutes or till the rawness of the pumpkin goes.
  2. Add the milk and cook till the pumpkin is tender and breaks down. Cook till almost dry. Add the desiccated coconut and stir well.
  3. Cook this mixture for another 20 minutes, stirring often. You don't want the bottom to burn.
  4. Add the condensed milk and stir continuously till the mixture is thick. Sprinkle the cardamom powder, mix well and remove from fire.
  5. Fill a bowl till a quarter. Add a layer of raisins, then a layer of pistachios and top with a layer of coconut flakes. Serve hot or cold with chai or just with the kala chanas.
Notes
Halwa is very heavy so you don't need to serve a lot of it. And especially since mine has layers of dried fruit, less is more!
Recipe by Box of Spice at https://boxofspice.com/2015/10/kaddu-ka-halwapumpkin-halwa/