Ingredients

• 2 tbsp - ghee
• 300 g - grated pumpkin
• 150 ml - boiled milk
• 150 g - sugar
• 1/4 tsp - cardamom powder
• 1 pinch nutmeg powder ( jaiphal )
• 1 tbsp - cashew nuts, split
• 1 tbsp - raisins
• 1 tbsp - ghee ( to fry cashew nuts and raisins )

How to Make Pumpkin Halwa

• Heat ghee in a wide pan.
• Add grated pumpkin and stir for 8 minutes on a medium heat.
• Add milk, cover with a lid and cook on low heat till the pumpkin absorbs the milk and pumpkin mixture dries up ( approximately 15 minutes ).
• Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and sugar. Mix well.
• Cook again on a low heat for another 10 minutes till the sugar is well blended with pumpkin mixture and thickens.
• Heat 1 tbsp ghee and shallow fry cashew nuts and raisins separately on a low heat till golden in colour.
• Garnish with shallow fried cashew nuts and raisins.
• Recipe Courtesy: Niya's World