By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 28th, 2023
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A popular indian dessert made with grated apple, sugar and a generous amount of ghee. The dish is very simple and easy to prepare and shares the similar characteristics of carrot halwa or bottle gourd halwa. It is generally made as a premium dessert for celebratory feast or perhaps as festival dessert. Here's the recipe for Apple Halwa.
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4 apples 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter 8 cashew, halves ¼ cup sugar, add more if required ¼ tsp saffron food colour 1 tsp vanilla extract ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
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Cut the apples and grate them. You can alternatively blend to a smooth paste. In a large kadai, heat ghee and roast cashews to golden brown on low flame, keep aside. Add in the grated apple and mix well. Keep stirring until the juice from the apple is released.
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Continue to cook until the mixture thickens and softens. Further, add sugar. You can increase the amount of sugar accordingly. Also, add saffron food colour and mix well. Keep stirring until the sugar dissolves.
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Cook on medium flame, until the halwa thickens. Further, cook until the halwa separates from the pan. Now add vanilla extract, cinnamon powder and fried cashews. Mix well. Finally, enjoy the apple halwa garnished with more cashews.
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