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Kasi Halwa Recipe | Kashi Halwa Recipe | Poosanikai Halwa Recipe | White Pumpkin Halwa

Kasi Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. This poosanikai halwa recipe or White pumpkin halwa is an easy halwa recipe made with white pumpkin, sugar and ghee as main ingredients.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 281kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups White Pumpkin grated
  • ¼ cup Water
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • ½ tsp Cardamom powder
  • Edible yellow food colouring
  • 1 tbsp Cashews broken into small pieces

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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