Almond Halwa:

Almond halwa or badam ka halwa is basically served in winter season in the breakfast with some sort of namkeen like poha. Also it is being given to mothers who has just delivered.

Ingredients:
20-25 almonds
¾ cup ghee
1 cup wheat flour
2 tsp cardamon powder
1 tbsp sliced almond to garnish
3 cup hot milk or hot water

Method:
1.Soak almonds overnight in the water.
2.Peel almonds and blench in the mixer.
3.Heat the ghee in the non stick pan and add the almond puree.
4.saute till turns pink and is cooked
5.Now add the wheat flour and saute till brown.
6.Add hot milk or hot water as desired and cook till it thickens and ghee separates. Keep stirring continuously.
7.Now add sugar and cardamon powder. Simmer for a while.
8.Garnish with sliced almonds and serve hot with namkeen.

Lauki Halwa

Lauki ka halwa is an authentic Indian dish which can be had as a sweet and a dessert Lauki ka halwa is being loved by even those who does not like lauki at all…it is not found in most kitchen as people don’t like it. but even other dishes of lauki turns out to be tasty enough such as lauki kofta curry which is very delicious, even lauki muthiya which is basically found in gujrathi homes, lauki raita which once made no would be able to say that it is lauki raita………Lauki halwa can be served hot and even chilled after keeping in the fridge. At my house it is being had mostly in winter with either kachoris or onion pakoras in the morning breakfast.

Ingredients:
5 cups grated lauki
100 grams khova or mawa
½ ltr milk
2 tbsp ghee
1 ½ cup sugar
2 ½ tsp cardamon powder
4 tbsp dryfruits

Method:
Take ghee in the nonstick pan and add lauki
Simmer lauki for a while and thn add milk.
Let lauki get cooked in the milk completely.
Thn add grated khova and sugar and again simmer for a while.
Now add cardamom powder and dryfruits and cook for a while.
Serve hot or cool as desired.