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Yellow Pumpkin Halwa/Kaddu Halwa

It’s often prepared it during or one the occasion of Navratri/dusheera fasting period.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 335 kcal
Author Kalyon Subbarao

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 250 Gms Yellow Pumpkin Peeled and Cubed
  • ¾ Cup Sugar
  • ½ tsp Elachi Powder
  • 2 to 3 tbsp Mixed Dry Fruits
  • 2 tbsp Melon Seeds Magag ki Dana
  • 3 tbsp Ghee

Instructions

How to Prepare Yellow Pumpkin Halwa ?

  1. Take a cooker or handi and put one tbsp of ghee. (Have used an Handi)
  2. Put the yellow pumpkin cubed and cook till pumpkin becomes soft. (Approx. 7 to 8 minutes)
  3. Smash the pumpkin and cook further for minute or so, add sugar, Elachi powder and cook till sugar melts and the mixture start getting thick.
  4. Now put the heat to low and cook for around 5 to 10 minutes. This for the water to evaporate.
  5. Take a tempering pan, heat the remaining ghee, put the dry fruits and fry it for a second or two.
  6. Put the roasted dry fruits into the halwa mixture, add melon seeds i.e. Magag ki Dana and mix the halwa nicely and kept for resting around 5 to 10 minutes.
  7. Yellow Pumpkin Halwa can be served as dessert at the end of the meals/Lunch and dinner or in the evening.