Sohan Halwa: Traditional Bakrid Sweet

Indian Sweets

oi-Amrisha

By Amrisha Sharma

Thursday, November 24, 2011, 10:47

Sohan Halwa is a traditional sweet dish of Eid. This Bakrid, prepare the easy to make sweet dish recipe. Sohan Halwa is rich with ghee and dry fruits. Take a look at the Sohan Halwa recipe for Bakrid.

Sohan Halwa, Bakrid sweet recipe:

Ingredients

1 cup cornflour
' cup milk
' cup almonds and pistachios
3 ' cups sugar
saffron or yellow colouring
2 tbsp cardamom powder
1 cup ghee
water

Directions to make Sohan Halwa, Bakrid sweet dish recipe:

1. Soak almonds and pistachios in a cup of warm water for 5-10 minutes separately. Peel out the skin and cut them into thin slices.

2. In a cup, add 3 tsps of milk and soak saffron strands or yellow colouring. Keep it aside.

3. Boil water in a pan and melt the sugar. After 5-7 minutes, add milk to the boiling water and then boil for 8-10 minutes. Drain the syrup (boiled solution) in a bowl through a muslin cloth.

4. Mix cornflour in water and let it dissolve. Add the mix to the syrup and cook it on medium flame. When the mixture starts becoming lump, add the saffron or yellow colouring solution to it and mix well.

5. While mixing and sauting the syrup, keep adding few tbsps of ghee to make it soft. When the mixture becomes thick and lump, put it in a greased thali and sprinkle cardamom powder and garnish with dry fruits. Cut the Sohan Halwa into small square shapes after it cools.

Sohan Halwa, the traditional sweet recipe is ready to eat!