Saturday, December 11, 2010

Bread Halwa



Ingredients:


  • 1 cup ghee (clarified butter)(adjust as per taste)
  • 6-7 slices of bread
  • 2-3 cardamoms (elachi)
  • 2 tbsps almonds (badam)
  • 2 tbsps cashewnuts
  • 1/2 lt milk
  • 1 cup sugar (adjust as per your taste)


Procedure :


  • Heat three fourth cup of ghee in a cooking vessel and add the bread pieces and fry them till they turn a golden brown.
  • Grind elachi, almonds and cashewnuts (leave a few toasted almonds and cashewnuts aside for garnish) to a fine paste.
  • Meanwhile boil the milk, add sugar and keep stirring it till it blends into the milk.Combine the nuts paste.
  • Add the fried bread slices and the remaining ghee to this mixture.
  • You can leave the bread as small pieces or mash them if u want a puree kind of texture.
  • Let it simmer till the bread turn soft and cook in the milk mixture. Garnish with the toasted almonds and cashewnuts.
  • Serve warm or refrigerate until chilled and serve. It tastes good both warm and cold.