Halwai May 5, 2025

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice – 3.5 tbsp
• Coconut – 3.5 tbsp
• Milk – 1.5 liter
• Ghee – 1 tbsp
• Almond – 5 tbsp
• Walnut – 5 tbsp
• Pistachios – few for garnishing
• Sugar – 180 g
• Saffron – 2 pinch, crushed

Method:

  1. Toast almonds and walnuts in the dry pan. Cool it and powder them coarsely.
  2. Wash the basmati rice and drain them.
  3. Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed vessel or non-stick broad vessel.
  4. Add the drained rice and grated coconut and fry until they are nice golden brown colour.
  5. Now add the milk to this and simmer till reduced to half the original quantity.
  6. Add crushed saffron and sugar in low heat stirring continuously.
  7. When it is reduced to 1/4 quantity and reaches to thick consistency, switch of the heat.
  8. Once it is cooled keep them in fridge.
  9. While serving make small balls out of milk mixture.
  10. Now roll and dust them in coarsely powdered nuts.
  11. Garnish with pistachios and serve chilled.
  12. Recipe courtesy: Dishes from My Kitchen
  13. http://www.dishesfrommykitchen.com/