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10th October 2017

Besan ka Halwa

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Besan ka Halwa Recipe is a delicious 30 Minutes Easy Mithai, easy to make for celebrations.

Made with Gram Flour, Milk, Sugar, Cardamom and Ghee, this delicious Besan Halwa is a perfect quick dessert for occasions like Diwali or  Ganesh Chaturthi and Navrathri.

Besan ka Halwa

ABOUT THIS BESAN HALWA { Chickpeas Flour Pudding }

BESAN HALWA is also known as Besan ka Halwa or Gram Flour Pudding. It’s a quick & easy dessert made with Besan, Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom Powder. If you like, dress it up with nuts for texture or even enjoy it as a stand alone dessert.

Simple as it sounds isn’t it!! I have made this Halwa with Besan ( Gram Flour / Chickpeas Flour ) so many times, but roughly eye balling the measurements.  Recently a friend of ours asked for the recipe and I wasn’t sure how to give the exact measurements. So I decided to recipe test this Halwa until I perfected the color and texture. 

This simply pudding requires you to follow the steps in the same order to achieve this perfect tasting Halwa! Also Continuous Stirring! 

DIWALI CELEBRATIONS 

We love to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights with great pompous  every year. This festival has got so many customs and celebrated differently throughout India. Every state, Every region has their own rituals, their own customs… Some celebrated over 5 days, some over 2 days..

A  DIWALI celebration is absolutely incomplete without homemade mithai and savories.. Every year, I have been making atleast 3 Indian Diwali Sweets and 2 Savories that can be relished over the festive days..  I like to make at least one quick and easy dessert just like this Besan ka Halwa ( Gram Flour Pudding ).

Besan ka Halwa

PRO TIPS 

Dry Roasting the gram lour in low flame until you feel the nutty aroma.

Continuous stirring is absolutely necessary, so that there is no lump in the halwa.

Adding Almond Flour to this Halwa leaves you with extra richness – so feel free to add some for deliciousness.

Great for potluck parties too! 

Serve it warm or cold.

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BESAN KA HALWA

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 169kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Easy 30 minutes Besan ka Halwa recipe made with chickpea flour, milk sugar, ghee and cardamom.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Gram Flour / Chickpea flour
  • ¼ Cup + 2 Tbsp ghee Either Store bought or make ghee at home
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • 1¼ - 1½ Cup Whole Milk
  • Pistachio & Almonds for garnishing

Instructions

  • In a deep bottom pan, melt 1/4 cup of ghee in a pan. Add gram flour and dry roast gram flour in low flame by constantly stirring until the color begins to change and gram flour leaves a nutty aroma. (Approximately 12-14 minutes)
  • Add milk a little by little and keep stirring the mixture continuously, ensuring the mixture stays smooth.
  • Add Sugar, mix well and keep stirring the mixture until halwa reaches the right consistency.
  • Add 2tbsp ghee, cardamom powder and stir well.
  • Serve the halwa hot or cold. Garnish with Saffron strands, chopped nuts.

Notes

I have also tried adding 1/2 Cup of Almond Powder to the Halwa after adding the milk. It tastes rich and fabulous.

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.2g | Protein: 5.3g | Fat: 4.3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 21.3g | Vitamin D: 23µg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: besan halwa, diwali sweet, mithai
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Filed Under: Diwali, Indian Sweets

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