Besan Halwa

Besan halwa is a rich and popular indian dessert that is served from normal days to festivals. It is generally prepared from gram flour, ghee, and sugar with the topping of nuts. It’s a little time-consuming, but at the end, when you taste it, it’s totally worth it. The aromatic flavor, creamy texture, and sweet taste describe all. Give it a try and you will never regret it.

About Besan Halwa

Besan is a Hindi word for gram flour, which is made from splitting black chickpeas. Halwa is a pudding prepared from cereals, lentils, and sugar with the addition of nuts. Besan halwa is a sweet dish of gram flour, ghee, sugar, and nuts. Roast altogether till the thick and creamy consistency is achieved.

Basically, I am a big fan of besan dishes, whether it’s besan barfi, besan laddoo, besan halwa, or it could be anything. I don’t know why, but I genuinely like all the besan dishes. All my family members like it except my mummy. She doesn’t like the sweet dishes much and eats only in moderation.

I am aware of this besan halwa when I have consciousness. I have had a problem with the common cold since my childhood. So, along with medicines, my grandfather suggests eating this halwa for faster recovery due to its warming quality. My mother has prepared it for me until now. After eating, this feels really better.

She prepares it with gram flour, ghee, sugar, water, and black pepper. Black pepper works well for cold and cough problems; everyone knows about it. But here I prepare it without black pepper.

This besan halwa is a time-consuming process, as I told you earlier, with its stirring process. When we roast the besan, it keeps stirring till the end of the process. It’s because if we don’t stir it continuously, there will be lumps in the halwa.

Another halwa recipe: Suji Halwa

Ingredients

• Gram flour- I used Rajdhani whole gram flour here. You can also use any good quality of gram flour.

• Ghee- Homemade ghee is used in my recipe. If you are using store-bought, then buy from a good grocery store.

• Sugar- I used white refined sugar here, but you can also use brown sugar and sugar powder, too.

• Milk/Water- I used homemade milk here, which helps give the color and a more creamy taste to halwa. But if you want to use water, then go for it.

• Nuts- I used almonds here as a topping.

How to make besan halwa

1.Take 1.5 cups of milk in a bowl and heat it.

2. When it is heated, set it aside.

3. Heat 2-3 tbsp of ghee in a kadai on medium heat.

4. When the ghee is heated, add 1 cup of gram flour to it.

5. Now stir it with a spatula continuously till the gram flour turns golden. Roast it om low to medium heat.

6. When the gram flour smells aromatic and changes color to golden, it means it has roasted properly.

7. Now, add heated milk to it with continuous stirring.

8. When the gram flour absorbs all the milk and thickens in texture, it’s time to add sugar

9. Add 1/2 cup of sugar to it.

10. Stir well till the sugar dissolves properly and the halwa reaches the final color, i.e., yellow. It’s cooked. Turn off the flame

11. Add chopped nuts to it. I add only almonds here.

12. Mix well, and the halwa is ready to serve.

Serve it hot for breakfast, and evening with a cup of tea. You can serve it in front of guests after lunch as a sweet dish.

Tips

• You can make it with the addition of semolina in an equal ratio 1:1, which is perfectly fine.

• Stirring continuously is the main step for making this besan halwa. If you don’t stir, there should be lumps in the halwa.

• Roast the gram on low to medium heat. If you roast it on high heat, it will burn and not roast properly.

• You can add black pepper powder and other nuts to it if you prepare for a cold and cough.

• I made it with milk because of its creamy texture, but you can use water.