Badam Halwa (Almond Halwa): Dessert under 15 minutes

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Silky smooth , Melt in the mouth,rich and decadent; this is how I would describe this Almond Halwa AKA Almond pudding. It is a traditional Indian dessert where Almond are soaked, Skinned, ground and finally cooked. Already discouraged thinking what a chore it is, don’t. Because this dessert can be made so quick in 10 minutes with this magical ingredient I’m about to reveal.

Who doesn’t like a quick recipe? Especially when you invited guests and have to cook a lot, an easy dessert recipe always saves the day. Serve this dessert with some crunchy farsan (snack) and Tea, your evening Tea party is a success. If you want to pair a quick n healthy savory recipe with this try Dadpe Poha,  a no cook recipe except Tadka. Also Poha chivda (Chudwa), Mirchi Bajji, Crunchy oven roasted chickpeas, Vegetable puffs will make a great combo. Great recipe for a quick Naivedyam, Potlucks, parties too.

Well the Magic ingredient is, Almond flour. With Gluten free products being on the rise, one awesome benefit is availability of Almond flour. It’s simply blanched Almonds ground to smooth powder. It cuts down Badam Halwa making time substantially. You can use it in many baking recipes like Cakes, cookies and brownies. ​I mix it with Oatmeal to feed my lil one. Use it in gravies like Veg Kurma, To make Badam Katli, Semiya BadamKheer etc. I even mixed it with whipped cream which tasted like heaven.You can also use in smoothies, Peanut chutney for Idli, Dosa.  

Almond Flour Blanched (2lb) by Anthony's, Batch Tested Gluten-Free 

So lets get into the recipe.

Related Recipes :  Quick Kalakand with Ricotta cheese, Doodh peda ,  Coconut Ladoo, Dates and Nuts delight ,Skinned black gram ladoo (Sunnundalu),  Vegetable Puffs  

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servings:
3-4
Total time:
15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Almond Flour
• 1/2 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Cup  Unrefined Sugar in Raw or adjust
• 4 Tbsp Ghee or less (no ghee,use unsalted butter instead)
• 2 Tbsp Sliced Almonds

Badam Halwa recipe

1. Add 4 tbsp Ghee/Butter to the pan. Add less if you prefer.
2. Add 1/2 cup Milk and 1 cup Almond powder to the pan.  Heat Milk and cook few minutes. 
3. Add 1/2 cup Sugar or less if you prefer. 
4. Mix till Halwa thickens and leaves sides of pan. Turn off Stove. 
5. Add Silvered Almonds. 
6. Serve Hot or Cold. 
7. Pour in different molds, un mold to serve in different shapes. 
   

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Tips:

• Cut down sugar to 1/3 cup, if you like desserts less sweet. 
• Add food color optionally to make it more appealing. I skipped it. 
• Add dry fruits of your choice to the halwa.
• Pour halwa in a mold, let it cool, un mold on to a dessert plate to serve beautiful.
• Refrigerate left overs.