BADAM KA HALWA

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INGREDIENTS:
1) 250 gms Badam/Almonds
2) 250 gms Ghee/Clarified Butter
3) 250 gms Mishri/Sugar
4) Few Almond flakes
5) 3 Tablespoon Milk
6) 1 Elaichi/Cardamom Powdered
7) Few strands of Saffron

PREPARATION TIME: 30 mins

HOW TO PREPARE:
* Soak badam overnite,Peel the skin and grind it with water to a smooth paste.
* Take a heavy bottom pan or non stick pan.
* Add sugar and 1/2 cup water and bring to boil,wait till the sugar dissolves.
* Simmer and Add the ground paste of almond and mix well to avoid lumps.
* Add milk, cardamom and saffron soaked in luke-warm milk.
* Keep stirring to avoid lumps.
* Add a tsp ghee in regular intervals.
* Keep stirring until the halwa starts leaving the pan.
* Pour it in a greased plate to let it cool down and garnish with Almond flakes.

FEW HINTS:

1) If lump form and do not blend with stirring, then blend it with blender.
2) If halwa is sticky, then add more ghee and keep stirring for a while.
3) Consistency will be perfect if the whole process is done on medium flame.

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