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Apple Halwa

Apple Halwa, a delicious Indian twist to making the best out of the apples during the Fall Season. This is a perfect dessert to make for the festival season with the abundance of apples around.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert, sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 368kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Apples Any variety (grated)
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 3 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
  • Few Saffron Optional
  • Few Slivered almonds or cashews – to garnish To garnish

Instructions

  • Peel the apples and grate them. In a nonstick heavy bottom pan, heat about a tablespoon of ghee and add the grated apples. Fry the apples until all the moisture disappears (about 12 mins).
  • Remove the apples and keep aside. In the same pan, add the sugar and add about a 1 cup of water to it. Let it come to a boil and then lower the heat.
  • We are looking to get a one thread consistency for the syrup. This is a term that scares off most of the brave halwa makers. Keep cooking the syrup and once in a while use your ladle to drip some syrup. If the syrup drips as drops, then it is not ready yet. Once the sugar starts forming a threadlike dripping action, you know that it is the right consistency. This takes about 10 to 12 mins.
  • At this stage add the fried apples to the sugar mixture and mix well. Add the remaining ghee and keep cooking on medium-high heat.
  • Once the apple halwa starts to leave the sides of the pan, you know that it is ready to be taken off the flame. At this stage add the cardamom and the saffron and give it one good mix before turning off the flame.
  • Serve the apple halwa warm or at room temperature, garnished with almonds or cashews.

Notes

Expert tips
  • I made the sugar syrup only to reduce the cooking time. If we add the sugar directly to the apple, it will take longer to cook and to come to the right consistency.
  • Before adding the sugar, taste the apples. If the apples are very sweet, the amount of sugar can be slightly reduced. The apples that I used were sort of tart, so this quantity worked well for me.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 75g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg