Dates halwa recipe, How to make dates halwa

Dates halwa recipe – A easy halwa recipe made with minimal ingredients yet tastes delicious.As its ramadan month thought of posting this dates halwa recipe as I heard from one of my friend about this recipe.

If you like dates then this halwa is a must try for you.I used brown dates as suggested by my friend so am sure of the taste when black dates is used.

Dates halwa recipe

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 3

Author: Sharmilee J

Dates halwa recipe made with dates and ghee as main ingredients.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup dates (desseded and chopped)
• 1/3 cup ghee
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp cashews (broken)

Instructions

1. Deseed dates if you have seeds.Chop it roughly ,measure 1 cup and transfer to a bowl.

2. Add hot water,set aside for 30mins,keep covered.Make sure the dates is soaked fully in water.
   

3. Now it must have become soft.Now transfer it to a mixer jar and grind it to a fine paste.
   

4. Take the dates puree in a thick bottomed kadai.Add sugar.
   

5. Keep cooking till it starts to change to dark color and becomes slightly thick. At this stage start adding ghee.Add 1 or 2 tsp ghee at a time.
   

6. Add ghee little by little and keep cooking.
   

7. Keep cooking in low flame and add ghee at intervals and when the halwa starts to stick.the halwa will absorb the ghee.
   

8. At one stage it will stop absorbing and will let out ghee at the edges as you can see. Add cardamom powder.The halwa will start to form a ball like and will start to leave ghee.
   

9. Add a tsp of ghee and fry cashews till golden brown.Add it to the halwa.Give a quick stir and switch off.
   

Steps to make dates halwa recipe:

1. Deseed dates if you have seeds.Chop it roughly ,measure 1 cup and transfer to a bowl.
   
2. Add hot water,set aside for 30mins,keep covered.Make sure the dates is soaked fully in water.
   
3. Now it must have become soft.Now transfer it to a mixer jar and grind it to a fine paste.
   
4. Take the dates puree in a thick bottomed kadai.Add sugar.
   
5. Keep cooking till it starts to change to dark color and becomes slightly thick. At this stage start adding ghee.Add 1 or 2 tsp ghee at a time.
   
6. Add ghee little by little and keep cooking.
   
7. Keep cooking in low flame and add ghee at intervals and when the halwa starts to stick.the halwa will absorb the ghee.
   
8. At one stage it will stop absorbing and will let out ghee at the edges as you can see. The halwa will start to form a ball like and will start to leave ghee.It will not stick and will be greasy,this is right stage.
   
9. Add a tsp of ghee and fry cashews till golden brown.Add it to the halwa.Give a quick stir and switch off.
   

Serve warm.

Enjoy the halwa hot or warm!