Chocolate Halwa

Ingredients :

• Coconut Milk - 500ml
• Cocoa Powder - 50gms
• Sugar - 200gms
• Cornflour - 75gms
• Ghee - 10gms
• Ghee Roasted Cashew nuts & Raisins - 100gms

Method to Prepare :

• Take a pan and put in the coconut milk & sugar, put it on heat, bring it to boil, keep stirring continuously.
• In another bowl mix in the cocoa powder & cornflour in about 100ml of cold water.
• Now keep stirring the coconut milk continuously on low flame of heat and slowly start pouring in (to avoid any lumps) the cornflour and cocoa powder mixture.
• The mix starts to thicken up, keep stirring continuously for about 5 minutes & add the roasted nuts & raisins mix well and take off the heat.
• Take a steel/glass flat&wide tray/bowl, grease it well with ghee all over,now pour in the mixture.
• Let the tray cool at room temperature for about 1 hour,now the halwa will be set firmly,put it in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours(do not put it in the deep freezer)
• Cut them into square shapes and serve cold.

Tips: Any variety of dry fruits can be added.

Bottle Gourd Halwa

Ingredients :

• Bottle Gourd Grated - 500gms
• Sugar - 200gms
• Milk Maid(Sweet Condensed milk) - 100 ml
• Milk - 500ml
• Ghee - 50gms
• Roasted Cashews & Raisins - 100gms

Method To Prepare :

• Take the grated bottle gourd,sugar,milk,heat a shallow pan and cook it with 1 tsp of ghee till the liquid is fully dried.
• Add the milk maid and leave it for about 5 minutes,add the rest of the ghee,mix well and top it with ghee roasted cashews and raisins.
• Take away from heat & serve it hot or cold.

Tips: This halwa can be stored in the refrigerator for about 1 week.