Kumbala Halwa
Kumbala Halwa is a sweet dish made with pumpkin and can be prepared for any festival occasions. Pumpkin or Kumbala as it is known in Kanada is a vegetable used in different ways.
Servings 2 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups Pumpkin / Gummadi Kayi
- 4-5 tsp Ghee
- 2 cups Milk
- 1/4 cup Coconut freshly grated
- 1/2 cup Condensed Milk
- Few Saffron Stands
- Almonds for garnish
Instructions
- Wash and peel the pumpkin skin. Grate it finely.
- Heat a nonstick pan and add 2 tbsp ghee and roast the grated pumpkin for at least 5 to 7 mins until the raw smell leaves.
- Add the fresh coconut and continue stirring for another 5 mins.
- Add milk and simmer till the pumpkin is well cooked.
- Add the saffron to the milk and let it simmer.
- Once the milk is all evaporated, add the condensed milk,
- When the pumpkin is well cooked and the whole mixture is thick and nice, add rest of the ghee.
- Garnish with chopped almonds and few strands of saffron.
- Serve hot or chilled.
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