Karnataka

Badam halwa

Name: Badam halwa
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 8 h 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups soaked overnight and peeled almonds; 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp milk; 3/4 cup sugar; 6 tbsp ghee; a big pinch soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk saffron; 1/4 tsp cardamom

Ground almonds slow cooked in ghee and saffron. Glossy, golden and a little extravagant.

45 minTime

6 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 45 minutes come after.

Almonds, ghee and saffron2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPeeled almonds, ghee and saffron, stirred patiently.

The original

339kcalsame

6 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

45minutessame

Classic badam halwa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Almonds1⅓ cups, soaked overnight and peeled

Milk¾ cup plus 2 tbsp

Sugar¾ cup

Ghee6 tbsp

Saffrona big pinch, soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk

Cardamom¼ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Soak almonds overnight, slip off the skins and grind with the milk to a fine paste.
2Cook the paste with the sugar in a heavy pan on medium, stirring all the time.
3Add ghee a spoon at a time, stirring after each, until the halwa leaves the pan and turns glossy.
4Stir in saffron milk and cardamom and cook one more minute. Serve warm.

Serve it like this

Serve in small bowls, warm or chilled as it likes best, with a few chopped nuts on top.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Karnataka

Badam halwa

Ground almonds slow cooked in ghee and saffron. Glossy, golden and a little extravagant.

45 minTime

6 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 45 minutes come after.

Almonds, ghee and saffron2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPeeled almonds, ghee and saffron, stirred patiently.

The original

339kcalsame

6 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

45minutessame

Classic badam halwa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Almonds1⅓ cups, soaked overnight and peeled

Milk¾ cup plus 2 tbsp

Sugar¾ cup

Ghee6 tbsp

Saffrona big pinch, soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk

Cardamom¼ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Soak almonds overnight, slip off the skins and grind with the milk to a fine paste.
2Cook the paste with the sugar in a heavy pan on medium, stirring all the time.
3Add ghee a spoon at a time, stirring after each, until the halwa leaves the pan and turns glossy.
4Stir in saffron milk and cardamom and cook one more minute. Serve warm.

Serve it like this

Serve in small bowls, warm or chilled as it likes best, with a few chopped nuts on top.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Badam halwa

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Badam halwa

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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