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    Kasi Halwa Recipe / White Pumpkin Halwa Recipe / Poosanikai Halwa Recipe

    July 29, 2014 By Aarthi 17 Comments

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    We
    do make carrot halwa quite often, since it is hubby's favorite one. And amma
    makes mysorepak often. Sweets really don’t need a particular time to make,
    whenever we feel to indulge just go ahead and whip up something. My favorite is badam halwa

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    One evening after a
    simple lunch, my sweet tooth started to crave something sweet. I thought of
    making carrot halwa, but I ran out of them. Then I found a decent piece of
    white pumpkin lying around and decided to try out a halwa using those
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    This
    halwa is quite simple and calls for simple ingredients. But the halwa turns out
    so shiny with a glaze. Loved it to the core and if you want to make a big batch
    of halwa then use quite a lot of white pumpkin, because  this veg shrinks a lot than  I thought, and I got a small bowl of halwa
    once it finished it. But a little goes a long way, you only need a small
    portion for each person. So try this out and let me know how it turns out for
    you..
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    Preparation Time : 5
    mins
    Cooking Time : 25 to
    30 mins
    Serves : 2 to 3
    Ingredients:
    White Pumpkin - 2
    cups grated
    Water - ¼ cup
    Sugar - ¾ cup
    Ghee - 2 tblspn
    Cardamom powder
    -  ½ tsp
    Edible yellow food
    colouring - a pinch
    Cashews - 1 tblspn
    broken into small pieces
    Method:
    Heat 1 tblspn ghee
    in a kadai. Add in cashews and fry it in the ghee. Once it turn golden, remove
    it and set aside.
    Now Add in grated
    white pumpkin and water. Saute it well in ghee. Now cook this for 10 mins till
    it is completely cooked. You can cover this while cooking.
    Once the pumpkin is
    cooked, add sugar and mix well. Keep stiring till the sugar dissolves, it will
    get watery first and then it will start to boil and get thick.
    At that point add in
    cardamom powder and ghee. Keep stiring, at one point the halwa will leave the
    sides and form a mass.
    At this point add in
    cashews and mix well.
    Serve warm or cold.
    Pictorial:
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    Heat
    ghee in a non stick kadai
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    Add
    in cashews
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    Fry
    till golden and remove it from ghee
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    Now
    in the leftover ghee, 
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    Add
    in grated pumpkin, water and mix well
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    Saute
    this for few mins. and cook till the
    pumpkin is completely cooked
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    Now it is cooked
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    Once it is cooked,
    add in sugar and mix 
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    Keep this stiring,
    now the sugar will start melting
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    After
    few mins the sugar will start to get thick
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    Keep
    stiring at this point
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    Add in cardamom
    powder
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    Food colouring
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    Mix well
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    Add
    in ghee and mix well
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    The
    mix will start to leave the sides
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    And
    the colour will get dark and the
    halwa will be thick
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    Add
    in fried cashews and mix well
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    Halwa done
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    Serve
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    Comments

    1. Hamaree Rasoi

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      Lavish and lovely looking halwa.
      Deepa

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    2. Nishmitha Bhandarkar

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      Lovely dea but pls can u tell me Wat white pumpkin called in konkani.....

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Nishmitha BhandarkarI am not sure..but it looks like this
      http://www.anupamablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Ash-Gourd.jpg

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    4. Sumi

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      Hi aarthi.. I made this today... It was jus awesome... Love to send u the photo.. But don't know how.. Colour little different.. I used lemon yellow colour.. Maybe coz of that

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    5. Anonymous

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      Can we use jagerry instead of sugar? To make it more healthier

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    6. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousIt will totally change the taste, not sure how it will turn out. But i think u can use.

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    7. Dharsini

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      Hi Aarthi,

      I tried this today using desi Sugar instead of normal white color one. The color was very nice and taste too.. Also if we add desi sugar, no need to add some artificial color. The color looks awesome. Its similar to the one you showed it in your picture.

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    8. Niyakutty

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      Can I use yellow pumpkin instead of white pumpkin?

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Niyakuttyyes u can use

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    10. Mythri A S

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      I made halwa today for the first time seeing your recepi. It was very tasty and delicious.. Thanks a lot Aarti.

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    11. Anonymous

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      It is called dhave(white) kuvaale in Konkani

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    12. Viji

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      For how many days this halwa can be kept

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    13. Aarthi

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      @Vijiu can keep it in fridge for a week

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    14. nidhi

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      my mouth started watering when i saw ur recipe.and i am 16 yrs i only made it in my home and really all p raised me for it .but the real credit should go to u mam .thank u very much.pls make still more recipes

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    15. Mary Glaicy

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      Hi. Ur recipe is so very good. One doubt. Is two tspn ghee enough for the pumpkin halwa. I have that doubt. Thanks

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    16. Riyaz

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      But my halwa tastes little salty. Why?

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    17. saranya babu

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      Hi made it today turned out perfect thanks!

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