Poosanikai Halwa / Kasi Halwa

INGREDIENTS:
   White pumpkin - 2 Cups (Grated)
   Sugar - 3/4 Cup
   Ghee - 2 to 3 Tbsp
   Cardamom powder - a pinch
   Food colour - a pinch
   Cashews - 5
   Raisins & Tutti frutti - 2 Tbsp (optional)

METHOD:

• Peel off the skin of white pumpkin, remove the seeds and grate the inner fleshy part.
• Heat a tsp of ghee in a pan and fry the cashews, raisins and tutti frutti and keep aside.

• In the same pan add the grated pumpkin and saute till raw smell leaves.Cook covered for 5 minutes.
• Then add Sugar and mix well.

• Now add food colour, Cardamom powder and mix well.
• Add remaining ghee and cook till the halwa leaves the sides of the pan.

• Finally add roasted cashews, raisins and tutti frutti and mix well.

• Switch off and serve warm/chilled.

NOTES:

• Adjust sugar according to your taste.
• You can also add finely chopped dates along with raisins & tutti frutti.
• Before adding sugar make sure the pumpkin is cooked well and has no raw smell.

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