Ingredients

• 3/4 cup - (ground form) fresh green gram ground fine
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 1/4 cup - ghee + 1 tbsp ghee
• 2 tbsp - wheat flour
• 1 cup - water
• 1/4 tsp - cardamom powder
• 3-4 drop edible green colouring (optional)
• 1 tbsp - chopped almonds & pistachios mixed

How to Make Harbara Halwa

• Heat water, add sugar, bring to boil.
• Simmer for 4-5 minutes, cover, keep aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp. ghee in a heavy pan, add flour.
• Stir fry on low fire till flour exudes aroma and is in light brown in colour.
• Keep aside in a vessel. In the same empty pan, add remaining ghee.
• Heat, add crushed gram, stir cook on low for 15 minutes.
• Take care not to allow to stick at bottom of pan.
• Add sugar syrup carefully, because it may splash.
• Add fried flour, stirring constantly.
• Use a long handles spatula, stir constantly, till ghee separates.
• Add cardamom, chopped nuts, saving some for garnish.
• Add colour, stir gently, till well blended.
• Remove from fire, garnish with remaining chopped nuts.
• Serve hot or warm. Refrigerate, reheat, as required.
• To reheat, take required quantity in a small pan.
• Sprinkle some hot water, stir cook, till fresh made texture is achieved.
• Do not re-refrigerate, the texture may change.