Bread Halwa is a delicious Indian dessert prepared using bread which is deep-fried in ghee and then cooked in a sugar syrup until its creamy and luscious, topped with nuts for extra crunchy!
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED?
Bread Halwa requires few ingredients and the best part is all these key ingredients are a pantry staple. You don’t need a trip to the grocery store before making this Indian sweet dish.
- Bread – White Milk Bread is the best when we are making this Halwa. You can try with Wheat or Brown Bread too
- Ghee – Desi ghee (clarified butter) is a key ingredient to make rich atta halwa. You can use unsalted butter as a substitute but the taste will not be the same. Use good quality organic or homemade ghee for making halwa.
- Sugar – You can increase or decrease the amount of sugar, as per your taste. You can even use jaggery or white or brown sugar to sweeten this halwa.
- Milk – I have used whole milk for added richness to the halwa.
- Cardamom Powder – It is optional to add green cardamom powder in the halwa for the subtle sweet aroma and taste.
- Nuts – It is optional to add nuts in the halwa as it makes halwa more decadent and crunchy.
TIPS TO MAKE PERFECT HALWA:
- Always use heavy bottom or a non stick flat pan to make the halwa so the halwa does not stick to the pan and it is easy to scrape the sides of the pan as you stir.
- Ghee is the soul of a perfect this halwa. Hence, avoid reducing the quantity of ghee required to make the halwa.
- You can add the amount of jaggery as per your preferences.
- You can add sliced almonds, cashews or raisins in the bread halwa.
HOW TO SERVE HALWA?
Garnish the halwa with sliced almonds, cashews or pistachios. Serve warm or cold as a dessert after meal or anytime of the day.
HOW TO STORE HALWA?
Transfer the halwa in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for 3 days. Before serving, heat the sweet dish in a microwave for 1 – 2 minutes or till it is warm enough to eat.
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Bread Halwa
Ingredients
- 5 thick white bread slices
- 1/4 cup ghee
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp almonds chopped
- 2 tbsp cashew chopped
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Remove the ends from the bread and cut them into small cubes.
- Heat ghee in a pan , fry the bread pieces until golden brown. Then add chopped nuts and fry them until golden brown.
- Make the sugar syrup by adding sugar and water to a pan on low flame.
- Allow to simmer for 5 minutes and add the fried bread slices in the sugar syrup and cook for 8-10 minutes. Add the milk and try to mash the halwa with the spoon.
- Finally add cardamom powder and mix well. Serve hot with more chopped nuts on top.
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