Akhrot Halwa
- 17
- October
- 2008
Akhrot Halwa:(Version 2)
Walnut Halwa. Akhrot Halwa. Nuts Halwa. Pecan Halwa.
Its again my favourite Mughalai Style recipe. Akhrot Halwa is famous around North-Arcot belt. Its prepared during Ramadhan month! Rich in nuts satisfy you after long fasting hours! Myself and my Brother like to have it quite often. It is Yummy and has very different taste from regular halwa’s. Probably because they use lots of ‘milk gova/khoya’ here. Hmmmm, cant wait to have it!!!
So…there is no great difference between my version 1 & 2. I have tossed plenty of whole nuts for decoration. Used home-made ghee and twist here is actually the food color! Although I hate to color my food with chemicals…I did it this time….just once!
Ingredients:
Walnuts 2 cup slightly toasted and grated
Ghee 2 cup
Sugar 2 cup
Milk gova/khoya 2 cup
Heavy cream/milk 1 litre
Condensed milk 1 cup
Cardamon seeds powder 1 spoon
Food color of your choice
Favourite nuts of your choice for decoration.
Method:
Toast/ fry in ghee…all the decoration nuts first and set aside.
Mix sugar and heavy cream and boil them, reduce it into half(maybe add cardamon seeds powder too)
In a separate pan, heat ghee and add gova, fry it real good. let it get loosened up first and slightly change color. That is golden brown. Do not fry beyond this point. It may become too brown.
So now to this fried gova add reduced milk. Further add condensed milk to.
Toss your grated walnuts + color and cook them. When the halwa consistency is achieved, it leaves the pan. Maybe one can run few more spoons of ghee at this point.
It turns up into dark velvety brown color. With distinct aroma. Now toss the fried nuts from step 1 to it. Mix well! Serve this after heavy meals as dessert. Heaven!!!
This sounds like such a rich and delicious sweet treat
Thank you Usha!
Hi first time to your blog. You have a wonderful collection of recipes. The walnut halwa looks amazing. I too have a different version of walnut halwa on my blog
Hi Malar,I had a chance to taste this lovely halwa , when i was in India.
Thanks for the recipe. I will try it for Deepavali pot luck and tell you how it came.
halwa looks delecious malar
nice. really nice
do u have any walnut receipes? (apart from sweet / halwa)
pari
Malar first time to ur blog….u have a yummy blog…
Walnut halwa looks really rich and inviting…
Thnaks for sharing rich mughalai dessert
Hi Gita, Welcome to my blog! Is it….let me check it out right now! ALways..like to know new version of any recipes!
Hi Vikki, Thanks you dear. Advance happy Diwali!
Hi Sagari,Thank you so much!
Hey Pari, I know you love this! Yeah…I will try something with walnuts…without using sugar! What happend to ur blog ID?
Hi Purva Desai, I have been to ur blog! You have great collection of recipes! Thanks for those lovely compliments.
Hey Malar, thanks for visiting my blog today… you have a great few going on here. I especially like your “poetic side”, nice little “kavidhais”. And of course your recipe blog.
The halva looks very inviting.
Thank you Divya!
that looks sooo delicious
Thank you Deesha.
hey thanks for visiting my blog. first time here and i love the walnuts halwa..i am so tempted to have it now. must taste great, i am sure.
Welcome Mahimaa, I am glad that you liked my recipes! Yeah…it did! Thank you for stopping by and commenting as well!
this sounds like a rich delicacy! Walnut halwa sounds and looks super delicious
Hi,Thank u very much for visting and naming the recipe..Halwa looks yummy and mouthwatering
Thank you for stopping by and this lovely compliment Sujatha.
You’re welcome Pavani. It was pleasure naming ur dish! I like to recreate old recipe and rename them too!! Its fun!!!
Nutty halwa is making me deliciously nuts:)
Ha ha….thank you sweet heart(Yasmeen).