How to make pumpkin halwa / Kaddu Ka Halwa / Pumpkin Halwa Recipe

How to make pumpkin halwa  / Pumpkin Halwa Recipe / Pumpkin Halwa Recipe Step by Step / Kaddu Ka Halwa  

Hurrayyyyyy!....this is my hundredth post in my blog. Successfully completed 99 posts in my blog. All of them are mostly healthy, tasty and delicious. All the recipes are tried and tested in my kitchen. My biggest critics are my husband and daughter. They are big foodies and love tasty food.

On the occasion of my hundredth post, I initially thought of posting a simple and delicious cake, but I wanted to post some dessert which is healthy. So I changed my mind to post sweet pumpkin halwa. And I have reserved the cake recipe for the upcoming Christmas season. 

This pumpkin ka halwa is very delicious. It is a lip smacking dessert or sweet dish that my daughter loved it to the core. Soft, sweet and rich halwa that is prepared with grated pumpkin is a perfect treat for any occasion. Be it for Prasadam, festive occasion or any get-together, it suits all the occasions. It is also very easy to prepare in minutes with not much of preparation. So let's go ahead and prepare this lip smacking easy sweet dish and serve our family and guests.

Preparation

Heat ghee in a pan, preferably non stick pan.

Fry broken or whole cashews in the ghee until light brown in colour.

Remove the fried cashews to another plate. Add raisins in the remaining ghee and saute until they puff up.

Remove to a plate and add the grated pumpkin in the remaining ghee.

Sauté for 3-4 minutes and add milk.

Mix well and cover with a lid. Cook on a low flame until the pumpkin becomes soft.

Add sugar and mix well.

Now cook uncovered until the sugar is completely dissolved. When all the water is absorbed and the halwa thickens, add the roasted cashews and raisins and mix well.

Finish off with cardamom powder and pepper powder and switch off the flame.

Mix well and serve warm or chilled. In both ways, it tastes great. You can also garnish with pumpkin seeds to get an extra nutty flavour.

Ingredients

Pumpkin  3 cups ( grated )

Ghee  2 tbsp

Cashews  Few

Raisins  Few

Milk  1 1/2 cups

Sugar  1 cup

Cardamom powder  1 big pinch

Pepper Powder 1 pinch

Pumpkin seeds  to garnish

Method

1. Grate pumpkin and keep aside. 
2. Heat ghee in a pan and roast the cashews and raisins. Remove to another plate. 
3. Add the grated pumpkin in the remaining ghee and saute for 3-4 minutes.
4. Add milk and cook covered until the pumpkin becomes soft. 
5. Add the sugar and cook uncovered until the sugar dissolves completely. 
6. Cook until the water is completely evaporated and the residue thickens. 
7. Add the roasted dry fruits and cardamom powder and pepper powder.
8. Mix well and switch off the flame. 
9. Garnish with extra dry fruits or pumpkin seeds. 
10. Serve warm or chilled as per your desire.

Notes

• You can add other dry fruits like almonds, dates and pistachios as per your choice. 
• Adding milk is optional. You can also add water and prepare this pumpkin halwa. Addition of milk gives richness to the dessert and tastes awesome. You can also add more milk if you want it more rich. Some people also add khova to give an extra richness. 
• In the similar way, we can also prepare lauki ki halwa and other amazing sweets which I will be posting very soon. So be tuned, my friends. 
• After you add sugar, it releases more water but do not panic. Cook until all the water is evaporated.