Sweet Pumpkin Halwa / Kaddu Halwa

 Healthy, delicious and simple to make Pumpkin Halwa

Sweet Pumpkin is one of the nutritious vegetables and generally not liked by kids when you prepare subzi; but this one was a hit in my family and loved by kids.

Pumpkin Halwa or Kaddu Halwa or Sihi Kumbalakayi Halwa

Ingredients:

Sweet Pumpkin - peeled, deseeded and cubed (small) - 2 cups

Milk - half cup

Ghee - 2 + 2 tbsp

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Dru fruits chopped - almonds/cashews and raisins

Dessicated coconut - 3 tbsp

Method:

In a pressure cooker, heat the 2 tbsp ghee and roast the pumpkin bites for 2/3 mins.

Then add the milk and pressure cook on high for 2 whistles.

After switching off, release the pressure manually after 2/3 minutes.

and you will see the milk looks like curdled, it's ok; now you mash the pumpkin nicely with a potato masher

and then put the cooker on the stove again, and add the sugar and keep stirring until it forms a thick paste.

Now add the dessicated coconut, cardamom, dry fruits and give a nice stir for 2/3 minutes and then add the 2 tbsp ghee and again stir for 1/2 minutes.

The Halwa is ready now, serve hot or cold...it tastes super yummy.