Sweet Potato Halwa (eggless pudding) is one of the easiest Halwa recipes to make. Cardamom and Cinnamon spices give it a delicate and unique flavor. This is a tasty, warm dessert for cold winter months.
Recipe will serve 6.
- 2 cups sweet potato peeled and mashed
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee clarified butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom (ilachi)
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder (dal chini)
- 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg (jaifel)
- 8 cashews broken in small pieces for garnishing (kaju)
Method
- Boil the sweet potato peel and mash; Sweet potatoes can be cooked in a microwave. Wrap the potatoes in wet paper towel and cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Heat butter in heavy bottom pan over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and stir fry by stirring continuously and pressing down for about 8-10 minutes.
- Add milk and mix it well. After milk comes to a boil cook for 2 minutes, add sugar and cook for additional 6-8 minutes or until Halwa should start leaving the side of the pan. Halwa should be very moist.
- Turn off the heat and add cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix it well.
- Serve hot or at room temperature. Garnish with cashews. Halwa tastes best when served hot.
Serving suggestions
You can serve this as pudding. Serve with vanilla ice cream or over a plain cookies/ biscuits.
Enjoy!
Manjula-ji, does the halwa “set” once it has cooled down, like a halwa made from sooji would set? Can it be cut into squares? Thanks – NB
Naina, this dose’t become firm like sooji ka halwa
I am a bit confused. Are the peels to be included when the sweet potatoes are boiled and put into the skillet?
SH, after boiling sweet potatoes should be peeled.
Thanks for ur receipes….
Can it be made vegan?
Dimple,
How about trying with coconut milk
tnks aunty for ur guide to make delicious recipes i realy enjoyed
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Yummmmm. Thanks Manjula for this recipe.
Wonderful recipe. Manjula aunty, you look so nice in sari and that little bindi completes the look. Happy to see you doing more videos in sari 🙂