Banarasi Halwa Recipe

Craving for a delicious desi-style halwa? Then we have curated a delicious Banaras Halwa recipe, which will take your foodie soul to bylanes of Banaras with its sweet taste and rich texture. Recreating authentic recipes is a challenge, but what if we tell you that you can nail this traditional delight just by following some simple steps.

Banarasi Halwa Recipe

Banarasi Halwa Recipe

Ingredients:

Recipe :

  • Step 1 Make a smooth pumpkin paste

    To begin with this quick halwa recipe, wash and peel the pumpkin. In a blender blend the pumpkin and make a smooth paste.

  • Step 2 Add pumpkin blend

    Take a pan and add in the milk, keep stirring. Then add in the pumpkin blend and keep stirring to avoid sticking of the pumpkin blend. Once the blend is reduced, turn off the flame.

  • Step 3 Add nuts and enjoy!

    Take a fresh pan and ghee, add in the nuts toss them and take them out. In the meantime, stir the khoya and add sugar, keep cooking. Then reduce the flame and pour the milk and pumpkin blend. Stir it together and let it cook, add in the nuts and sprinkle some cardamom powder and your Halwa is ready!

Tips :

  • To accentuate the flavour you can add some saffron.

  • to make it healthy you can replace sugar with jaggery.

  • You can also add some more dry fruits and nut to make your halwa delicious and rich in taste.