Recipe submitted by Sangeetha Jagan
Butternut squash Badam Halwa
This is one the simple and yummy halwa that is easy to make and tastes great. The richness of the halwa comes from the almonds added to it. Also this halwa is almost healthy as it inculdes a large amount of veggie in it. It has less fat than the traditional badam halwa but tastes almost similar to it.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups Butternut squash puree
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Almonds
- 1/8 Cup Milk
- 1 Tbsp Ghee
- 1 Tsp Cardamon powder
- 1 Tbsp Chopped nuts ( Cashews, almonds) (Optional)
- pinch of Yellow food color (Optional)
Instructions
Method
- Peel the butternut squash and cut into medium chunks.
- Pressure cook the squash pieces for 3 whistles or for 5minutes until soft.
- Now make a puree out of the cooked squash using a blender.
- Meanwhile soak almond in hot water for about 15minutes.
- Peel the skin off and make a smooth paste with the almonds using milk.
- Now add squash puree, almond paste, sugar, cardamon powder, food color(if using) and cook until the mixture cooks well and gets thicker.
- When the whole mixture starts to come together as a ball without sticking to the pan, the halwa is almost ready.
- At this stage add in ghee, chopped nuts and turns off the heat.
- Squash badam halwa is ready to be enjoyed warm or cold.
Notes
Additional Notes:
- Squash badam halwa looks great when presented wrapped in butter paper like traditional badam halwa.
- This halwa stay good for one week when refrigerated.
- Also this halwa can be used as stuffing to make yummy squash halwa polis.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
I steamed my squash whole and then I did not have to purée because when well done by steaming the squash cones out as if it was puréed. I also use cream so that it gets done fast
I also did not use 2 cups of sugar I just started with a cup and added just how much I want it to be sweet
I added lots of nuts and used pistachio and almonds
Lola, sounds good
how do you make almond paste. when i soak almonds , add a little water and use a coffee grinder to make a paste, it does not work. little bits of nuts are still left intact and i dont get a paste. please help.
I used almond flour and determined this recipe requires 1/4 cup almonds and if you look up 1 cup of almonds will make 11/4 cup of flour so I figured 1/3 cup of the almond flour is made with 1/4 cup of the whole almonds
I made a big mistake, though I verified twice. Usually Capital T is used for tablespoon while small t for teaspoon – when I read Tsp Cardamom – I double checked it and read again Tbsp – so I used a full table spoon – well, the result is not so bad since I like cardamom… But the cardamom is obviously there above all other ingredients!! Love your recipes, Manjula. Thanks for sharing.
A nourishing delicious item.