Halwai April 29, 2024

Ingredients:

• 1.25 cups – all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp – Sugar
• 1 cup – mawa/khoya (unsweetened)
• 1.25 cups + 2 tbsp – Milk
• 2 tsp – baking powder
• 1/2 tsp – baking soda
• 3/4 tsp – Saffron
• 1/2 cup + ( 2 tbsp to garnish) – Pistachios
• 1/4 tsp – Cardamom
• 1/2 cup – unsalted melted Butter
• Few Almond slices for garnishing

Method:

  1. Bring the khoya/mawa to room temperature.
  2. In a blender, pulse it along with milk and butter without any lumps.
  3. Sieve the flour with baking soda and baking powder.
  4. Soak the saffron in warm milk ( 2 tbsp of milk) for 15 mins.
  5. Mix the khoya, milk mixture along with the sifted flour and blend it again in a blender along with sugar, pistachios, cardamom and soaked saffron.
  6. Grease the cake pan and transfer this cake mixture to the pan and bake it in a pre-heated oven for 25- 30 mins at 150 degrees.
  7. Garnish with the sliced pistachios and almond slices.
  8. Insert a tooth pick and check out whether it is done or not.
  9. Allow this to cool and after 10 mins carefully invert the pan and take out the cake.
  10. You can bake this in normal cake pan or even can bake as cute muffins too.