Navrathri Special – Cucumber Seeds Halwa
- 26
- September
- 2009
Cucumber Seeds Halwa:
Vellari Vidhai Halwa.
Being a Pastafarian, me talking about Navrathri…no way!! As y’ll know, I am keeping my ideologies silent, today. Wish you all ‘very Happy Dusserra Festival’. Enjoy!
I still remember this fresh…when we were kids, all our neighbours and friends used to invite Pari(my brother) for the Kolu. Yeah, Pari is the one who learnt carnatic music in the family…following my mother’s footsteps. I just used to escort him. He had no idea ‘what it would be like…to sit and sing along with girls! He did it from age 3-10 and realized something and gave up going to the kolu’s later.
Well, this recipe goes to my brother…who is missing family and festivals so much! Kindling all these childhood memories…hope this post makes him bit happy!:)
Ingredients:
Cucumber seeds, (hulled and cleaned)
Saffron 1/4 teaspoon – powdered
Milk 1 cup
Sugar 1 bowl full
Ghee 1 cup.
Method:
Blend these seeds along with milk and saffron to a thick paste.
In a non-stick pan add ghee. Try to maintain the whole process on a low flame.
Now add sugar and 1/2 cup of water….bring the syrup to pearl consistency.
To this syrup…add cucumber seed’s paste. Constantly stir the contents with a well greased wooden spatula.
Once the Halwa consistency is achieved transfer it to well greased container. Smear the container preferably with ghee.
Garnish the same with remaining seeds and sugar syrup. Serve chilled or at the room temperature.
It’s a new recipe to me my dear…but looks tempting.
Hi Malar nice one want to know the measurement for cucumber seeds,& pl.tell what time we start adding the ghee to the halwa?Should we mix ghee,sugar & water together …..
Wow! Halwa with cucumber seeds, hmmmm…slurp! Lovely colour!
hey lovely recipe !
ya , even I would like to know the measurement of cucumber seeds and I hope we get it here @ shops !
Looks so tempting malar. For the sweet tooth in me, this is a perfect post-dinner delight!
Nice & a Different one Malar, looks really delicious…thanks for sharing the recipe…
Superb,…looks simply delicious, malar….wanna try it someday!
Wow thats a new halwa to me, delicious!
Innovative idea….Halwa looks so colourful and beautiful…
very nice and different recipe….and thanks for visiting my blog.
Hey malar that is really tempting this is our fav one and we do payasam in that too.. love the taste and texture .. seeing urs Really I am craving for it now. Looks so good and yummy.
wow, never heard of this, must give it a try now i know another creative dish, looks very yummy
This is different. I never heard of. Will try making it and will tell you.
And thanks for visiting my blog. Do visit again…
This halwa is new to me Malar…looks very tasty
Hi Malar,
Thank you for visitng my blog and hope you will come again. You have a wonderful space here. The halwa looks yummy! Its new to me and i will try this one.
Looks different for me malar! If you wish send this to my FIL-Ghee event dear!
this is totally new to me. i see that you have bottle of cucumber seeds – do you wash, dry and store them? when i eat cucmbers, the first thing i do is scoop and discard the seeds..hehe! ill be looking differently at cucumber seeds from now on
I’ve never thought of using cucumber seeds ,do we get these in markets here? Love the color from saffron
Oh wow!!! a wonderful idea of cucumber seeds!!!
halwa looks so yummy!!!
Dear You’ll,
Thank you so much.
Oh wow, love the idea of this .. never used cucumber seeds before! Genius!
Delicious & unique…never had this halwa before