Treat Your Sweet Tooth With These Quick And Easy Halwa Recipes

Winter is here, and so the season of hot chocolate, fuzzy clothes, and some comforting soul food. For most Indians, the arrival of winter is the perfect time to dive into a bowl of halwa. Most Indian households will soon start preparing their traditional halwa recipes, the most common being gajar ka halwa. This winter, we bring you some more equally delicious and nutritious halwa recipes.

Don’t worry about pulling it off, because we’ve got your back by bringing you easy recipes. With Crompton’s range of Juicers and Mixer Grinders, cut down on time spent in the kitchen, and enjoy precise results in finely chopped, grated or churned ingredients. Crompton’s range of mixer grinders are the perfect helping hand for your all halwa recipes.

Moong Dal Halwa

Moong dal halwa is a sweet and addictive dish, yet time-consuming and arduous in its preparation. To reduce the effort of the grinding process in this dish, you can use the Diva Mixer Grinder from Crompton, along with a kadai or a non-stick pan.  

Ingredients: 

Moong Dal – 1 cup

Ghee – ¾th cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Khoya- ¾th cup

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Saffron – ½ tsp

Method:

-Soak the moong dal overnight, or in hot water for about 2-5 hours.

-Drain the moong daal and grind it into a fine paste by using  Diva Mixer Grinder and make sure the paste is thick.

-In a non-stick pan or kadhai, heat up half the ghee. Once it’s hot, add the moong dal paste and keep stirring continuously.

-The moong dal paste might stick to the bottom, but have patience and keep stirring it properly. Add the remaining ghee, one spoon at a time, and keep roasting the mixture for about 10-15 minutes on low flame.

-When the mixture is in golden color then it’s perfectly cooked

-Add the khoya and sugar and keep stirring it until the mixture comes together.

-Your halwa is ready. Garnish with nuts of your choice.

Badam Halwa

Ingredients:

Almonds – 1 cup

Ghee – ½ cup

Water – 1 cup

Milk – ¾th cup

Whole wheat flour – 1 tsp

Sugar – ¾th cup

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Few saffron strands 

Method:

-Rinse the almonds once or twice with warm water. In a bowl soak the almonds overnight in water.

-Peel the almonds and blend them by using a powerful Crompton Ameo Neo mixer grinder.

-Take a non-stick kadhai, add ghee and cook the almond mixture. Mix it well and cook for 10 minutes.

-Mix water and milk and boil it for 5 minutes in a different pan.

-Add whole wheat flour to the almond mixture and mix it and cook it for 5 minutes.

-Add milk-water mixture, sugar, cardamom powder and saffron to the mixture and cook it on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

-Serve the badam halwa and garnish it with almonds and saffron.

Dates and Nuts Halwa 

Ingredients:

Mixed nuts of your choice – 2 cups

Dates – 10

Sugar – ½ cup

Warm milk – ½ cup

Ghee – ¼ cup 

Method:

-Soak the nuts and dates for 30 mins in warm milk. 

-Now, use the Crompton Ritz mixer grinder to blend the nuts and dates.

-In a pan, heat ghee and add the blended mixture. Saute for 5 mins on low heat.

-Now add in sugar, mix it well and cook it on low heat till sugar melts and the mixture thickens.

-Cook the mixture for 8-10 minutes.

-Dates and nuts halwa is ready to serve. 

Everyone has their favourite style of preparing halwa and the beauty of this dish is that you can serve it warm or chilled. So, we suggest serving a hot bowl of halwa topped with a scoop of ice cream. 

Buy now Crompton mixer grinder

Crompton has introduced a wide range of mixer grinders such as Ameo Neo, which comes with excellent power voltage, 2 years of warranty and Maxi-grind technology to prevent overheating. It has an anti-skid body that prevents slipping, along with 3 different jars 0.5-L, 1.0-L and 1.5-L. Ameo Neo mixer grinder needs less maintenance as it comes with patented N9 Plastix technology that ensures hygiene and health of the product. Loaded with advanced features and superior performance, Ameo Neo comes at a budget-friendly price of Rs. 5,600.

The premium range of Crompton mixer grinders, like Ritz, is equipped with revolutionary MaxiGrind technology. This technology gives a 10% finer grind and protects the mixer grinder from overheating by providing proper ventilation. Furthermore, the chrome-plated knobs of the Crompton mixer grinder occupy minimum space while complementing the aesthetic beauty of your kitchen. 

Last but not least, the Crompton mixer grinder’s price list ensures that you get the best grinding performance at an affordable amount. If you want the desired kitchen appliances to make this dish, head over to Crompton.