How to make Potato Halwa -
A novel dessert with a surprise.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Potatoes (आलू), Milk (दूध)
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Desserts
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Potato Halwa Recipe Card
Hindi: Aloo
Why is it that when you are stuck at “what should we cook today” the answer is always “make some aloo!” Potatoes are like this…extremely popular and have multipurpose usage.
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Potato Halwa Recipe
Potatoes peeled and grated 4 medium
Milk 1/2 cup
Sugar 1/2 cup
Saffron (kesar) 3-4 strands
Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Ghee 4 teaspoon
Cashewnuts chopped 5-6
Raisins 1 tablespoon
Method
Step 1
Wash the grated potatoes till the water becomes clear. Drain thoroughly.
Step 2
Add milk to the grated potatoes and pressure cook till one whistle. Make a one string consistency syrup with sugar and one-fourth cup of water.
Step 3
Remove the scum that rises to the top and discard. Add saffron, green cardamom powder and cooked potatoes to the sugar syrup and cook till a halwa consistency is reached.
Step 4
Heat ghee in a small pan and sauté cashewnuts and raisins. Add it to the potato halwa and mix well. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1555 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 227.9 gm
Protein : 11.7 gm
Fat : 66.6 gm
Other : 0
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