After so many
days, I have prepared the very old sweet-Badam Halwa in my home. It is true
that this is the most delicious sweet if it is prepared in the traditional way.
With a few ingredients, it needs only an exact ‘ padham’ to make a delicious Almond
halwa. My grandson loves to have a small cup every day!
பாதாம் அல்வா
Ingredients needed:
Almonds- 2 CUPS
Sugar- 2 cups
Ghee – 1 cup
Thick milk- 1 cup
Rose essence or
almond essence- a few drops
Saffron- a pinch
Yellow Food colour-
a few drops
Procedure:
Soak the almonds
in 2 cups of hot water for half an hour.
Then peel off the
skin and grind them with the milk a little coarsely.
Mix in the colour
and the saffron.
Heat a pan and
add the sugar.
Pour immediately a
little water enough to cover the top surface of the sugar.
Boil it on medium
fire.
When the sugar
syrup turns in to one thread consistency [ kambi paahu], add the ground paste of
almonds. .
Turn the fire in
to low medium and begin to stir it continuously.
Pour the essence
and the food colour and mix well.
Almost after 20
minutes, the badam halwa leaves the sides the pan.
Pour the ghee in
intervals.
Take a little
halwa and make a smooth ball.
It it can be done
smoothly, then that is the ‘ correct padham’.
The delicious Badam
halwa is ready now!
NB: I have used
the full cream milk powder to prepare the milk instead of any variety of milk
to get an extra richness.
