Akhrot Kaju Ka Halwa

This Halwa was an idea that I had after I made badaam ka halwa, which is pretty popular in India. I felt that Almonds or badaam have been given a lot of importance when it comes to nuts, where as , walnuts are very healthy,  but not liked a lot due to their taste. Its easy to see moms feeding their kids badaam ka halwa, when kids refuse eating plain almonds with milk. Indian mothers and their never ending love that always displays in the food and the amount of food that we serve our kids. Its amusing how one bowl of badaam halwa takes place of 7-8 almonds/badaam…LOLzzz.

So, the mother in me wanted to feed walnuts to my boys and thats when the idea hit me. Initially, I planned on working with walnuts only, but then realizing that they might not taste as good by themselves as I would like them to.

Finally, I decided of experimenting walnuts by adding a little cashew to it for that creamy texture and nut sweetness. It did the trick. This is one of best Halwa that I have cooked. The recipe is sure to impress everyone.

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Akhrot Kaju Ka Halwa

Halwa made with walnuts and cashews.

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Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Walnuts Akhrot
• 1/4 cup Cashews Kaju
• 1 cup Khoya
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp Pistachios crushed for garnishing
• 2 No. Silver leaves For Garnishing, Optional

Cuisine Indian Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1/2 cup Walnuts Akhrot 1/4 cup Cashews Kaju 1 cup Khoya 1 cup Sugar 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 4 tbsp Ghee 1 cup milk 1 tbsp Pistachios crushed for garnishing 2 No. Silver leaves For Garnishing, Optional

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Instructions

1. Crush the walnuts to a powder. Don't run the mixer for more than 5 seconds. Running the mixer for longer to crush makes the oil secrete oil.

   
2. Crush the Cashews to a powder. Don't run the mixer for more than 5 seconds. Running the mixer for longer to crush makes the oil secrete oil.

   
3. Add ghee to a pan. Add cardamom powder and saute for 1 minute.

   
4. Add Akhrot powder and saute for 5 minutes.

   
5. Add the cashew powder and saute it with the Akhrot powder for another 5 mins.

   
6. Add the grated khoya and mix till the khoya completely blends.

   
7. Add sugar. If your sugar granules are big, like if it doesn’t melt quickly, you will have to grind the sugar before adding it.

   
8. The sugar will release water when it melts. Cook till the water dries up completely.

   
9. To that, add the milk. Keep stirring constantly.

   
10. Cook till it reaches the desired consistency.

    
11. Decorate with pistachios and silver leaf.