PAPAYA HALWA

PAPAYA HALWA

INGREDIENTS:- (use the same cup for measuring all the ingredients)

Smashed Papaya/Papaya puree  - 2&1/2 cups
Wheat Flour - 1/4 cup
Dry Roasted Broken wheat rava - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1&1/2 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Cashews & Almonds  sliced - as required




METHOD:-

Heat a tsp of ghee in a pan, add cashews and almonds. Fry  it and replace it in a container, in which we will use for halwa. In the same pan, add 2 tsp of ghee and fry the wheat flour, till a nice aroma arises. Restore the same along with cahews.
 

Add the papaya puree in the pan, (I used non-stick utensil), and cover with the lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame. Water starts to ooze out. Now, add the dry roasted broken wheat rava. Mix well. Cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame.
  

Then, add the wheatflour along with cashews and mix well, so that no lumps formed. Cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame. The flour helps to bind.


Now add sugar, and mix well till the sugar dissolves.


Hereafter, the flame should be in high. Stir continuously. Add a tsp of ghee, for every 5 minutes. Total time for cooking in high flame is 20 minutes. So, 4 tsp of ghee will be used. While adding ghee, keep the flame in low/sim, to avoid burnt.

After the stipulated time, (adjust the time accordingly),  the halwa will leave the sides and it will be  dough. Switch off the flame and restore it in a container.


Drop a tsp of ghee over the top, and smear evenly using spoon, to give a texture to the halwa.
Delicious Papaya Halwa is ready...

Note:-
Increase the time from 20 minutes to 30 minutes (no need to add ghee further), to cut the halwa into pieces.