Halwai April 26, 2024

Ingredients:

• 1 kg – raw mangoes
• 2 kg – Sugar
• 1/2 tbsp – pan ka chuna
• 25g – Cinnamon stick
• 50g – Raisins
• 25g – big red kashmiri chillies, broken into bits
• 1 tbsp – dry Ginger powder

Method:

  1. Peel and cut the mangoes into thick long slices.
  2. Dissolve the pan ka chuna and some salt in water and put in the mango slices.
  3. Set aside whole night.
  4. Next morning, drain out the water nicely and wash the slices into 4 to 5 clear changes of water.
  5. Then boil the mangoes in water for 5 mins. and drain out the water completely.
  6. Put 3 cups water in sugar and prepare a syrup of one thread consistency, then put in salt and mango slices and cook over a slow fire till the syrup turns thick.
  7. Mix in the rest of the above ingredients and remove from fire.
  8. Cool and bottle and use when required.