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Halvasan
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Halvasan

10 ingredients 20 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

510
Calories
27g
Protein
29g
Fat
34g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Wheat not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 ltr milk
  • 200 g cheese (ricotta)
  • 150 g wheat grain
  • 500 g sugar
  • 50 g almonds
  • 10 g cardamom powder (elaichi)
  • 1 tsp saffron (kesar)
  • 100 g ghee
  • 1 small nutmeg
  • alum powder

Directions

1

Soak the wheat in the water overnight.

2

Tie in a cloth and put some weight on it.

3

24 hours after roots come out from the wheat.

4

Dry them and grind like (kansar).

5

Mix wheat gruel in cold milk and cook on low heat.

6

Stir until the gruel comes up.

7

Add a pinch of alum powder.

8

Cook until all the water dries from the paste.

9

Add saffron and sugar.

10

When the paste thickens and stops sticking to the side of the pot, add cardamom (elaichi) and nutmeg powder.

11

Grease a plate and spread the mixture.

12

Decorate it with chopped almonds.

13

Cool and cut into pieces.

14

Category:Gujarati Desserts

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Category:Milk and cream Recipes

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Category:Ricotta cheese Recipes

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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