Monday 28 April 2014

BESAN COCONUT HALWA...

a simple and easy to cook sweet dish that will be ready in minutes and tastes extra ordinary... 




TIME TAKEN: 15 - 20 MINS           SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS:

Besan (gram flour)
1 cup
Sugar
2 cups
Milk
2 cups
Ghee or vanaspathi
1 cup
Fresh coconut (grated)
1 cup
Dry fruits
For garnish

METHOD:

 Ø  In a thick bottom kadai, add all the above mentioned ingredients except dry fruits and mix everything well with the spatula.


 Ø  Now turn on the flame and cook it on high flame till it starts boiling and turn the flame to medium and cook it by stirring continuously till the mixture gets thicker and turns brown as shown in the pic below.


 Ø  Greece a plate are a bowl with the ghee and pour the halwa into the plate. Rest it for 15 – 20 mins.



Garnish with the desired dry fruits and serve it.

SUGGESTIONS:

 ü  You can add ghee alone or you can add ghee and vanaspathi in equal ratio according to your taste.

 ü  Keep stirring the halwa throughout the cooking process, else it will stick to the bottom and starts burning.

 ü  When you pour the halwa in the tray, you can also cut it into pieces and serve it are can just scoop it out.

 ü  If you want to cut the halwa into pieces, allow the halwa to cool and then cut it into pieces. Make sure you use the greeced knife to cut it into pieces else the halwa will stick to the knife.

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