Hi guys ! I'm here to share you all two sweet recipes . It is a quick , simple and a delicious recipes which you all love surely . The first one is pumpkin halwa , which is also called Kashi halwa . The another one is semiya halwa . For both the recipes , I had given ingredients , measurements and preparation .
Content :
1. Pumpkin halwa
- Note
- Ingredients list
- Measurements
- Method of preparation and cooking
2. Semiya halwa
- Note
- Ingredients list
- Measurements
- Method of preparation and cooking
Pumpkin halwa :
Note :
⏲️ Preparation time : 10 minutes
🕰️ Cooking time : 20 minutes
🍽️ Serving : 2-6 members ( measurements given )
🔖 Cuisine : Indian sweet
Ingredients :
- Pumpkin
- Ghee
- Sugar
- Cashews
- Kesari powder
- Cardamom powder
Measurements :
For 2 - 3 members :
Take 3 cups of pumpkin which means 1 medium size pumpkin , 1 cup of sugar , 5-6 tablespoon of ghee .
For 4-5 members :
Take 6 cups of pumpkin which means a large size pumpkin , 2- 2.5 cups of sugar , 7-8 tablespoon of ghee .
Method of preparation and cooking :
Preparation :
- Peel the skin of the pumpkin and clean it conpletely without any seeds .
- Cut them into pieces and grate them .
Tip : cutting them into normal size to make grating process easy . Don't cut them too small then it will be difficult to grate .
- The grated pumpkin should be 3 cups .
Tip : the grated pumpkin would be watery .
- Using a clean cotton cloth squeeze the water completely .
Cooking :
- In a pan , heat 2 tablespoon of ghee and add 10 - 12 cashews .
- Roast the cashews till it gets golden brown in a low flame .
- Then , transfer it to a separate bowl .
- In a same pan , same ghee , add the grated pumpkin .
- Saute it in the medium flame .
- Then , add half a glass of water which you squeezed from the pumpkin .
- Wait till the water absorbed completely .
- Once the water absorbed , add one cup of sugar .
Tip : Take the same cup for sugar which you measured for pumpkin .
- After adding sugar stir it well . Let it cook for 5-10 minutes in a medium flame .
Tip : if sugar starts to melts , the consistency will change to watery .
- At this stage , add kesari powder a pinch in 2 tablespoon of water and add that water to the preparing halwa . Stir well .
Tip : if you don't mix kesari powder to the water then it won't evenly spread in the halwa .
- Finally , add 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder and roasted cashews. stir once well . Then , turn off the flame .
Our pumpkin halwa is ready !
Semiya halwa:
Note :
⏲️ Preparation time : 5 minutes
🕰️ Cooking time : 20 minutes
🍽️ Servings : 2-3 members
🔖 Cuisine : Indian sweet
Ingredients :
- Semiya
- Ghee
- Sugar
- Cashews
- Raisins
- Kesari powder
- Cardamom powder
Measurements :
For 2-3 members :
1 cup of semiya , 1-1.5 cup of sugar , 4-5 tablespoon of ghee .
For 4-5 members :
2 cup of semiya , 2-2.5 cup of sugar , 5-6 tablespoon of ghee .
Method of preparation and cooking :
- In a pan , add 2-3 tablespoon of ghee . To this add , 10-12 cashews , 8-9 raisins and roast it .
- Cashews should turn golden brown and raisins should puff up . Then , transfer them to a separate bowl .
- In the same pan , add 1 cup of semiya . Roast it till turn slight brown .
Tip : all these to be done on low to medium flame .
- Then , Transfer it to the another bowl .
- In the same pan , add 2 cups of water .
Tip : Use same cup for water with which you measured semiya . For 1 cup of semiya ,add 2 cups of water .
- Once water starts to boil . Add the roasted semiya .
- The water starts to absorb . At this stage , add 1 cup of sugar .
- Sugar starts to melt . It become watery .
- After , adding sugar , it should be cook for 5-10 minutes in a medium flame .
- Add , the kesari powder in a tablespoon of water and add to the halwa . And stir well .
- Then , add 2-3 tablespoon of ghee , roasted cashews and raisins .
- Finally , add 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder , stir once well and turn off the flame .
Our semiya halwa is ready !
Health tips :
Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A . It has low calorie content . So , it is a good option for weight loss . The antioxidant in pumpkin helps to reduce the risk of chronic disease .
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