Kasi Halwa / Poosnikkai Halwa / Pumpkin Halwa

Kasi Halwa / Poosnikkai Halwa / Pumpkin Halwa

Ingredients :

• 2 cup grated white pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup grated sugarless khova (wholemilk fudge)
• 2 tbsp ghee
• a pinch of cardamom seeds powder
• dry fruits - to garnish
• edible orange color - a pinch

Method :

• Peel off the skin of pumpkin and remove its seeds. Cut into cubes and grate the white pumpkin.
• Squeeze out the water completely. Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and fry grated pumpkin.
• Fry till moisture is absorbed. Add sugar and cook till it is 3/4 th cooked. Add sugarless khova & orange color. Cook till halwa is consistency is reached.
• Add 1 tbsp ghee when the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan. Meanwhile roast dry fruits in a pan and add to the halwa.
• Mix all and sprinkle cardamom powder. Remove from the heat and serve hot or cold.