Coconut Halwa
Old-fashioned Kerala sweetmaking — no shortcuts, no substitutes. Jaggery, ghee, and coconut come together through slow cooking and patience into something far greater than the sum of their parts.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 2 nos Coconuts
- 3 tbsp Rice — soaked
- 1 To Warm water
- 100 g Clarified butter Neyyu
- 10 To Cashewnuts
- 10 To Raisins Onakka munthiri
- 4-5 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
- Sugar (For 2 measure of coconut milk, take 1 measure of sugar
Preparation
Step 1
Grate the coconuts and grind it with soaked rice by adding a cup of warm water. Extract the liquid (coconut milk) into a bowl. Repeat the procedure and extract as much coconut milk as possible. Measure the coconut extract.
Step 2
If it is 4 cups, add 2 cups of sugar to it and heat it in a thick-bottomed vessel stirring it continuously until the mix thickens.
Step 3
Add the clarified butter little by little until the mix leaves the sides to form a Halwa consistency.
Step 4
Fry the cashewnuts and raisins in clarified butter.
Step 5
Add the fried nuts and raisins and the cardamom powder.
Step 6
Pour it on a greased plate.
Step 7
Refrigerate it.
Step 8
Serve chilled.
Tip
When working with jaggery, always melt and strain it first. Even the best quality jaggery has some grit that needs to be removed.
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