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Coconut Halwa Recipe
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · United States · 2 min ·

Coconut Halwa Recipe

Simple Coconut Halwa Recipe - Nariyal Ka Halwa Recipe - Easy Diwali Sweets with step wise pictures.

Ingredients · Servings 4
  • Dessicated Coconut - 1 cup
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Ghee - 3 tblsp
  • Sugar - 1/3 cup or to taste
  • Cashew - 3 tblsp chopped finely
  • Raisins - 3 tblsp
  • Almonds / Badam - 1/4 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
Method · 40 min
  1. Take almonds in a blender, blend them. Add in milk and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
  2. Heat 1 tblsp ghee in a pan, fry nuts and set aside.
  3. Take desicated coconut in the same pan and stir fry for a min.
  4. Add in milk and cook for 2 to 3 mins.
  5. Add in badam paste and mix well. Cook till it gets thick.
  6. Add in sugar and mix well. Cook till it leaves the sides of the pan, add ghee little by little and mix well.
  7. Add in cardamom powder and fried nuts and mix well.
  8. Serve.

Easy Diwali Sweets with step wise pictures.

Coconut halwa not only taste amazing but is very easy to make as well. This halwa is fast to make and literally used ingredients which you already have. Check out my chewy and jelly like halwas too cornflour halwa or custard powder halwa.

About Coconut Halwa Recipe (Nariyal Ka Halwa Recipe)

Halva is a type of confectionery that originated in Persia and is now popular throughout the Middle East. The term refers to a wide range of recipes, the most common of which is a thick paste made of flour, butter, liquid oil, saffron, rosewater, milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Dessicated Coconut

Desiccated coconut is flaked or shredded coconut flesh that has been dried.

Cashews

Cashews contain a lot of starch, which will thicken sauces just like flour and potatoes do. The use of cashews over flour, for example, has the advantage of adding a lot of flavour to the sauce.

Raisins

Raisins are dried grapes. These are grown in many parts of the world and can be eaten raw or cooked, baked, or brewed.

Cardamom Powder

Cardamom Powder is an all-natural spice that can be used to sweeten dishes as well as flavour coffee and tea. It is also used in traditional Indian and Middle Eastern cooking, as well as Scandinavian baking.

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