Besan Halwa

It is the month of September and despite the pandemic, the festival mood has been set all over the world. Autumn season is coming and the cool breezes brings nice nip in the air and declares the beginning of the festivities. Besan ka Halwa is the quintessential dish to celebrate the season for every reason. The rich and decadent Besan ka Halwa takes you over the moon and make you fall in love it.

Besan is also known as Chickpea Flour or Gram Flour. Besan has a high protein content that makes it good for weight watchers. It is also good for heart health and managing the cholesterol. But, I don’t mean you eat Besan ke Pakode and Halwa everyday, I wish we could but NO. But, what you can do is eat this Halwa with a little lesser guilt than what you would usually do.

There are many ways that people prepare Besan ka Halwa. Everyone makes it super amazing. Honestly, I don’t think there is any way you can go wrong with Besan ka Halwa, its so easy to fix if you do go wrong by any chance. I start with roasting besan in ghee and once it is done roasting, I add hot milk infused with little saffron and once the milk is all absorbed, I add sugar and cardamom powder for sweetness and enhancing taste and cook till desired consistency.

A lot of times people turn on their “guilt mode’ while cooking sweets and substitute Ghee with a healthy Oil. What you need to understand is that you cannot make such changes and complain of the flavor. If you are avoiding any dish for health reason then either you do not make it altogether or make it only once in a while, but do not substitute Ghee or Sugar. Using the right quantity of ghee will also give your halwa the right texture.

There are few things to remember while making besan ka halwa.The Besan flour needs to be sifted through a sieve, to make sure that there are no lumps. Besan flour has tendency to clump up into mounds, so make sure it is a fine flour. The Besan tends to burn easily, therefore the roasting needs to be monitored at all times, while you saute’e and roast the besan.

Besan ka Halwa is more regularly made during winters. My Grandmother and Mother and My Mother in law always say that Hot or warm served besan Halwa is great during winters specially because it keeps our body warm and also is soothing when you suffer from cold and congestion. I also feel that Autumn brings in ,more Orangish and Golden foods, specially the sweets, Pumpkin pies, Apple pies and Besan Halwa. This moreish halwa redolent with fragrant ghee, saffron and dry fruits is perfect for celebrations or any time you crave a sweet treat. So, make it and Enjoy!!!

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Besan Ka Halwa
Sweet Treat made with Chickpea flour.
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Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
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Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Take Milk in a sauce pan and start boiling.
  2. Add saffron to the boiled milk.
  3. Melt 8 tbsp Ghee in a pan. Once warm, add besan to it.
  4. Roast the chickpea flour in ghee on low heat, stirring constantly.
  5. Roast the chickpea flour in ghee on low heat, stirring constantly. Keep stirring till you get a nutty aroma from the roasted flour, which will take around 20-25 minutes.
  6. At first the mixture will be dry, but after roasting for a while, the flour will look slightly moist. Once it starts getting cooked, it will start releasing excess ghee.
  7. Pour the hot saffron infused milk slowly into the roasted flour, stirring well so no lumps are formed. Stir and cook till all milk is absorbed. It takes around 4-5 minutes. It will get thick and starts to pull away from the sides of the pan.
  8. Now add sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. The sugar will bring out some liquid which you will have to cook and dry out. At this point, add the remaining 2 tsp of ghee, mix well and remove it from the heat. This gives the Halwa a shiny apearance.
  9. Roast the almonds and pistachios and decorate the Halwa with silver leaf and nuts. serve the Halwa warm or at room temperature.

2 Replies to “Besan Halwa”

  1. Bhabiiii he he he he.Maine besan ka halwa bhi banaya tha.chicken charraga ke sath.woh bhi sabhi ko bohoth pasand aaya😁😁😁 thankyou bhabiiiii😇😇😘😘😊😊😊😊

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