Posta halwa |posta sheera recipe |poppy seeds halwa recipe
Prep time:30min
Cook time:25min
Total time:55min
Cusine:Indian
Dish:Dessert
Author:Seema Priyadarshani
Ingredients:
1. 1cup posta(poppy seeds) soaked in water for 30 minutes
2. 1/2 cup sugar(or as required)
3. 2 to 3 green cardmon (choti elaichi )
4. 3 Tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
5. 10 to 12 kaju _crushed (cashew)
6. 1/4 cup raisins (kishmish)
7. 1/2 tablespoon chironji
8. 1/4cup Khoya
8. 1 and 1/2cup milk or water
Method:
1. Soaked posta for one hr to 30minutes and blend in a fine paste
2. Heat heavy bottom kadhai and add ghee.
3. When ghee becomes hot add crushed cashew.saute
4. Now add posta paste and stir.
5. Keep on stirring continously so that posta does not stick to the pan and roast evenly.
6. Keep on stirring posta for 5 to 7 min till its grain changes its colour.
7. When posta turns to light brown colour then add khoya and stir
8. Add sugar.(on low flame) and raisins .
9. Stir continously ,mixture starts to thicken .
10. When mixture leave the edges of the kadhai it (halwa) is ready.
11. Garnish with crushed green cardmon ,desicated coconut powder and dryfruits.
Note:
1. While frying mixture will splutter so be careful.
2. Add sugar as per your taste.