Kasi Halwa

Kasi Halwa 

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Kasi Halwa / Poosanikai halwa is a traditional sweet prepared for wedding menu in SouthIndia specially in Tamilnadu. 

Kasi Halwa is made with grated white Pumpkin, sugar, ghee.

Ingredients:

White Pumpkin- 1 cup

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Ghee- 3 tablespoons 

Cashew + melon seeds - 1 tablespoon

Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp

Yellow food colour few drops

Method:

# Heat a pan add 1 tablespoon of ghee, add the grated Pumpkin and saute on medium flame. Make sure the water evaporates and it becomes completely dry. 

# Add sugar, food colour and cook on medium flame....it will become watery. 

Let it become a semi solid consistency...add Cardamom powder mix well and switch off the flame.

# Heat ghee in another pan fry cashews and melon seeds pour to the halwa. 

Make sure you do not over cook after adding sugar...as it may become  hard / crystallized.

Serve hot or cold.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!