Khus Khus Ka Halwa Recipe

About Khus Khus Ka Halwa Recipe: Khus Khus or poppy seeds are often used in Indian cuisine for making delicious curries and since it is nutritionally rich, it is also used in making breads, cakes, cookies, pastries and sweets. Khus Khus halwa is an Indian dessert made on various occasions and festivals like DiwaIi, Raksha bandhan, etc.The milk and khus khus when cooked together imparts a unique and naturally sweet taste to the dish.

Ingredients of Khus Khus Ka Halwa

• 1 Cup khuskhus
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1/2 cup makhane
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 cup milk
• 7-8 nos almonds, chopped
• 7-8 nos pistachios, chopped
• 7-8 nos makhane

How to Make Khus Khus Ka Halwa

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1.

Take a bowl and soak 1 cup of Khus Khus in it for some time.

2.

Drain the water and grind the khus khus to make a paste out of it.

3.

Take ghee in a pan and add makhane to it.

4.

Roast them for a minute.

5.

In another pan, take half cup ghee and add khus khus paste to it.

6.

Mix well and add sugar to the pan.

7.

Mix them and add cardamom powder. Mix thoroughly.

8.

Add a cup of milk to the paste.

9.

Stir thoroughly.

10.

Cover and let the mix cook for a while on a low flame.

11.

Uncover at the simmering point and add almonds, pistachios and makhane.

12.

Mix the nuts thoroughly with the entire cooked halwa.

13.

Serve hot with generous garnishing of chopped nuts.

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Tags:

• Khus Khus
• Halwa
• Indian Desserts
• Festival