Kasi Halwa - White Pumpkin Halwa

Name: Kasi Halwa - White Pumpkin Halwa
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup white pumpkin grated and squeezed; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp+ 1 tbsp ghee; as needed Few strands of saffron; 1 cardamom powdered (optional); 10 cashew nuts fried in ghee

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

#GA4 #Week11 #Pumpkin

Kasi halwa is a traditional halwa recipe made from white pumpkin usually served in weddings. It is an easy halwa recipe with very few ingredients such as sugar and ghee. Saffron and cardamom powder is added for color and flavor.

#GA4 #Week11 #Pumpkin

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

#GA4 #Week11 #Pumpkin

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 people

1 1/2 cup white pumpkin grated and squeezed
1/2 cupsugar
1 tsp+ 1 tbsp ghee
as neededFew strands of saffron
1cardamom powdered (optional)
10cashew nuts fried in ghee

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Steps

40 mins

1

Peel the skin of white pumpkin and remove the seeds and flesh.
2

Grate the pumpkin and squeeze out the water from the pumpkin. Save the water to use it later.
3

In a pan on medium flame heat 1 tsp ghee and add grated pumpkin. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
4

Add 1/4 cup of reserved water, cover and cook until pumpkin is cooked well. Add another 1/4 cup water if required to cook pumpkin.
5

Only after pumpkin is cooked well add sugar, saffron strands and mix well. Sugar dissolves and let it cook on medium flame stirring in between.
6

When half done add ghee little by little while stirring (add cardamom powder if using).
7

When it comes together add fried cashewnut and mix.
8

Kasi halwa is ready to be served.