Monday 19 April 2010

Bread halwa

Preparation time - 20mins
Serves - 8
Ingredients:
A loaf of sliced sweet/milk bread
1/2 litre whole milk
2 cups of granulated sugar
1/2 cup ghee
10 cashew nuts
10-15 flaked almonds
5 elachi
Method:
  1. Take a deep pan,fry almonds and cashews with 2 sps of ghee until they turn golden brown.Keep them aside.
  2. Grind few cashews and elachi into a rough powder just for few seconds.
  3. Cut each slice of bread in to 4 pieces.
  4. In the sauce pan warm ghee and fry each piece of bread on both sides.
  5. Meanwhile in another deep pan,warm milk adding sugar,ground elachi and cashews.
  6. When milk gets boiling add bread pieces to it and stir well.
  7. Allow them to boil with milk for 10mins on low heat.
  8. Keep an eye whilst boiling and toss it for every 2mins.You can taste it now and if you feel like adding some sugar,add at this stage and mix well.
  9. When done,it becomes little thick and ghee floats on the surface.
  10. Now add almond flakes and fried cashews and knead them into cakes with your palms.
  11. If you would like having it chilled,you can keep in refrigerator for 15-20mins and enjoy.
  12. My quick recipe for dessert and also as a sweet snack on weekends.Try this and let me know your tips.

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