Kumbalakai (ashgourd/Kashi) halwa
Kashi halwa/ Kumbalakai halwa/ Ash gourd halwa
This is my favorite halwa. The recipe is quite simple but the preparation is tedious and time consuming. I made this for the first time and I used only half Kumbalakai. It reduces to half of the initial quantity and I wanted to eat more.
Ingredients
Boodu Kumbalakai/ Ash gourd - grated - 5 cups
Sugar - 2 cups
Ghee - 1/2 to 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 2 tsp
Food colour (if you are using) or turmeric powder. ( I used saffron)
Choice of dry fruits - almonds,cashews, rasins, walnut, pista - cut into small pieces
Pumpkin seeds - it is available in market. I didn't have it at home and didn't use it.
How to grate Ash gourd
Cut the ashgourd into pieces. Peel it's skin. Remove the upper soft part. Now grate using grater
Method
First Dry roast all the dry fruits one by one in a kadai. Keep it aside. Take 1/2 spoon of ghee and fry the rasins. Keep it aside.
Take a thick bottomed kadai and cook the Ash gourd. Stir it at regular intervals and see that it's not burnt. You have to cook it till all the water evaporates. This will take 20 minutes.
Once the Ash gourd is dry add sugar and cook it. You have to stir continuously to prevent it from burning. The sugar will melt and you have to cook it till the mix is dry. When it is done you will get a jelly like lump.
Add the ghee and cook it till the halwa leaves the sides.
Add the cardamon powder, saffron and the dry fruits. Mix well. Halwa ready. It can be served hot or after refrigeration.
This is my favorite halwa. The recipe is quite simple but the preparation is tedious and time consuming. I made this for the first time and I used only half Kumbalakai. It reduces to half of the initial quantity and I wanted to eat more.
Ingredients
Boodu Kumbalakai/ Ash gourd - grated - 5 cups
Sugar - 2 cups
Ghee - 1/2 to 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 2 tsp
Food colour (if you are using) or turmeric powder. ( I used saffron)
Choice of dry fruits - almonds,cashews, rasins, walnut, pista - cut into small pieces
Pumpkin seeds - it is available in market. I didn't have it at home and didn't use it.
How to grate Ash gourd
Cut the ashgourd into pieces. Peel it's skin. Remove the upper soft part. Now grate using grater
Method
First Dry roast all the dry fruits one by one in a kadai. Keep it aside. Take 1/2 spoon of ghee and fry the rasins. Keep it aside.
Take a thick bottomed kadai and cook the Ash gourd. Stir it at regular intervals and see that it's not burnt. You have to cook it till all the water evaporates. This will take 20 minutes.
Once the Ash gourd is dry add sugar and cook it. You have to stir continuously to prevent it from burning. The sugar will melt and you have to cook it till the mix is dry. When it is done you will get a jelly like lump.
Add the ghee and cook it till the halwa leaves the sides.
Add the cardamon powder, saffron and the dry fruits. Mix well. Halwa ready. It can be served hot or after refrigeration.
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