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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.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup gram flour
  • cup milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tbsp chopped almonds

Instructions
 

  • Heat the milk in a cauldron and set it aside.
  • Heat ghee in a kadai on a medium heat.
  • Add gram flour to the heated ghee and stir it.
  • Stir it continously till the gram flour turns golden.
  • When the gram flour turns golden and aromatic it is roasted.
  • Add heated milk to it with continuous stirring.
  • When the gram flour absorbs all the milk and thickens in texture add sugar to it.
  • Mix and stir well till sugar dissolves properly in the halwa.
  • When sugar dissolves, add chopped amlonds o it.
  • Mix well and the halwa is ready.