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anday ka halwa cut up in squares
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ande ka halwa

A traditional South Asian or Pakistani mithai aka sweet, with a crumbly biscuit-y texture made with eggs and other staples
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Resting Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: South Asian
Servings: 20 bars
Calories: 193kcal
Author: Wajiha

Ingredients

  • 1 cup eggs see notes
  • 3/4 cup ghee clarified butter
  • 3/4 cup milk powder
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder see notes
  • 1 1/2 cup white sugar

Other

  • A tray lined with parchment paper.
  • 2 tsp of pistachio powder.
  • a wooden spoon
  • a heavy bottom wide sauce pan.

Instructions

  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside. (the baking tray should be atleast 10" by 10")
  • Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. (or use a hand blender and a bowl)
  • Place a wide heavy bottom pan or pot on the stove and turn it on at medium flame for 2 mins. Once its heated up, reduce the flame to low and wait for another min.
  • Pour your egg batter in the pot and stir gently with a wooden spoon. Make sure you touch the bottom of the pan every time you stir.
  • The halwa goes through various stages while you are stirring. (see blog post)
  • The halwa mix first becomes thin, then thickens up, starts to bubble. Towards the end, the halwa will leach out ghee and then re-absorb it.
  • When the halwa is almost ready, it is going to reabsorb all the ghee that seperated and start changing color to brown.
  • Once your halwa gets to an almond brown color, and a crumbly texture, turn off the flame and pour the crumble onto the prepared pan.
  • Press the crumble down with the back of a spoon. (DO NOT TOUCH the crumble with hand, it's going to be extremely hot).
  • Sprinkle pistachio powder all over the halwa and use a knife to make small bars.
  • Wait for the bars to completely cool down, takes roughly about 30 mins to 1 hour. (see notes)
  • Store in an airtight jar.

Notes

  • Add eggs 1 by 1 in a 1 cup measuring cup. See how many eggs you need to make 1 cup. It will range somewhere between 4 and 6. Focus on filling the cup to the brim, which might need half an extra egg sometimes.
  • Put a handful of pistachios in a grinder to make a smooth powder.
  • IF the bars aren't allowed to completely cooled and eaten, they are going to be chewy and not hard enough.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 67mg | Sugar: 19g