BADAM HALWA(ALMOND HALWA) RECIPE-HOW TO MAKE BADAM HALWA- EASY HALWA RECIPE

Badam halwa(Almond halwa) is a delicious and popular indian sweet. The main ingredients to prepare this halwa is obviously Almonds and for sweetness Sugar. For flavor we will add the cardamom powder and saffron. Saffron will give nice color to this badam halwa.

 I have prepared this halwa few times in home and it came out well every time. I think around a decade before only, it was started getting popular in south india(Not sure), because I have first tasted in some marriages only while I was in schoolings. Usually this badam halwa will be wrapped in small butter paper and served in the wedding feasts.

This badam halwa is almost havign the same ingredients which we use for Badam Burfi except ghe. for badam halwa we have to use more ghee and badam burfi doesn't require ghee. so if you want some guilt freen sweet with badam , you can make badam Burfi too. Please check the below link for Badam Burfi Recipe , if you are interested.

• Badam Burfi(Almond Burfi)

Please check the below link for other halwa recipes in this blog if you are interested.

• Wheat halwa(thirunelveli halwa using wheat flour)
• White pumpkin halwa(Kasi Halwa)
• Thiruvaiyaru ashoka(Asoka  halwa)

Ok now coming to the recipe.

RECIPE CARD:

ALMOND HALWA (BADAM HALWA) SOAKING TIME:15 Min | PREPARATION TIME: 5 Min | COOKING TIME: 15-25 Min AUTHOR: KUZHALIS SAMAIYALARAI RECIPE TYPE: SWEET CUISINE: SOUTH INDIAN  YIELDS: 1 TO 1 ½ CUP(approx.) INGREDIENTS: 1 cup almonds 1 cup sugar ¼ cup ghee 1 teaspoon cardamom powder Few strands saffron ½  cup+2 tablespoon milk PREPARATION: Soak the almonds in hot water for around 15 minutes. Soak the saffron in 2 tablespoon of hot milk for around 10 minutes Then peel the skin and grind it into smooth paste with milk. Keep the ground paste aside. METHOD: In a pan add a tablespoon of ghee. Then add the ground almond paste and sauté for 1 or 2 minutes. Then add the sugar and stir well. Once the sugar is mixed with almond paste it will become thin. Keep the heat on medium and keep on stirring the mass to avoid the burning at the bottom. In this stage the mixture may starts spilling, so be careful and stir continuously. Add the saffron soaked milk and cardamom powder and mix well. Add the ghee in between at regular intervals and stir. At one stage the halwa will comes without sticking with the pan and comes to thick consistency. Then remove from heat and serve hot or cold as per your wish. Or you can wrap them in butter paper also and serveJ. VARIATION: You can add little soaked cashews also along with almonds while grinding. NOTES: If you are not getting nice color or if saffron is out of stock you can add a pinch of yellow color. Stir continuously to avoid burning at the bottom. Actually I have used less ghee, but if you want you can increase the ghee amount to get more tastier halwa.

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Soak the almonds in hot water for around 15 minutes.

Then peel the skin and grind it into smooth paste with milk. Keep the ground paste aside.

In a pan add a tablespoon of ghee. Then add the ground almond paste and saute for 1 or 2 minutes.

Then add the sugar and stir well. Once the sugar is mixed with almond paste it will become thin.

Keep the heat on medium and keep on stirring the mass to avoid the burning at the bottom.

In this stage the mixture may starts spilling, so be careful and stir continuously.

Add the saffron soaked milk and mix well.

Add the ghee in between at regular intervals and stir. once it becomes thick add the cardamom powder and stir.

At one stage the halwa will comes without sticking with the pan and comes to thick consistency.

Then remove from heat and serve hot or cold as per your wish.

Or you can wrap them in butter paper also and serveJ.

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