Navratri Special, Dry Fruit Halwa Recipe: Chaitra Navratri is about to begin and many people keep fast during this time. Some people fast for nine days. Different types of dishes are made to open the fast and to offer it to God. You can make dry fruit pudding during Navratri fast, which is both delicious and nutritious. This pudding is also very beneficial for health. So let's know the easy method of making it.
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Material (Navratri Special, Dry Fruit Halwa Recipe)
- Wet dry fruits (Almonds, cashews, pistachios, raisins) – ½ cup
- Ghee -2-3 tablespoons
- Water chestnut flour – ½ cup
- Milk – 1 cup
- Honey – As per taste
- cardamom powder – ½ teaspoon
- Saffron threads (optional) – 1-2
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Method (Navratri Special, Dry Fruit Halwa Recipe)
- First of all, grind all dry fruits (almonds, cashews, pistachios, raisins) and grind it into small pieces.
- Put 2-3 tablespoons of ghee in a pan and heat it.
- When the ghee is hot, add water chestnut flour and fry it well. Keep roasting it till the color of the dough becomes light golden.
- Now add 1 cup of milk to this roasted dough and mix well. Allow the milk to cook until it is completely absorbed in the flour.
- Now add ground or chopped dry fruits and mix well.
- Add honey or sugar and sweeten the halwa. If you want, you can also add a little cardamom powder, which will increase the taste of the halwa.
- If you are using saffron, soak it in a little milk and mix it in the halwa.
- Allow the halwa to cook on low flame till it becomes thick and ghee comes up.
Now your delicious and nutritious dry fruit pudding is ready. Serve it hot and enjoy Navratri fast!
