Dudhi Halwa

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Ingredients
  • 2 tbsps Ghee
  • 2 cups Dudhi (finely grated)
  • ¾ cup Half and Half (heated)
  • ¼ cup Sugar (or to taste)
  • ½ tsp Ground cardamom
  • 1 drop Green food color (optional)
  • 6 Golden raisins
  • 6 Raw cashews (chopped)
  • 6 Raw almonds (chopped)
  • 6 Unsalted pistachios (chopped)
  • few strands of saffron (soaked in warm milk)
Instructions
  1. Peel and remove sseeds and the tough center of dudhi before grating or use tender slim dudhi.
  2. In a wide, deep frypan, melt ghee on medium heat.
  3. Add dudhi, cover and cook, stirring often until all liquid has evaporated.
  4. Add half and half, bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium and cook until thick and dudhi is thoroughly cooked.
  5. Add sugar and food color, keep stirring until the mixture is thick.
  6. Add cardamom, raisins and some of the nuts, mix well and remove from heat and garnish wiyh the remaining nuts.
  7. Variation: replace half and half with 1½ C of milk, boiled and slightly thickened.
  8. Also can add ¼ C mawa along with milk for creamy texture.