The art of making Bread Halwa
Bread Halwa is not just a dish, it's an emotion. It's a unique dish made with crumbled bread, slowly cooked in ghee and then simmered with milk and sugar and lastly topped with nuts and a hint of saffron. Scroll down to read the recipe.
Ingredients
6–8 bread slices, ½ cup ghee, ½ cup sugar, 1½ cups milk, ¼ tsp cardamom powder, 10–12 cashews, 10–12 raisins, and a pinch of saffron
Step 1
First of all, trim the edges of bread slices and cut into small pieces or crumble them.
Step 2
Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and fry cashews and raisins till golden. Remove and set them aside.
Step 3
In the same pan, add the remaining ghee and the crumbled bread pieces and roast on low flame till crisp and golden.
Step 4
Now, add the warm milk and cook till the bread absorbs it and turns soft.
Step 5
Cook for five minutes and then add sugar and mix well. Cook on low heat, stirring continuously.
Step 6
Add cardamom powder, saffron, and fried dry fruits cook till the halwa leaves the sides of the pan. Serve hot.
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