Pumpkin and Apple Halwa

An excellent amalgamation of pumpkin halwa with applesauce to delight the taste buds. This recipe was first published in Flavours magazine.

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• CourseDessert, Snack
• CuisineAsian, Indian, Malaysian

Servings

4servings

Servings 4servings

Print Recipe CourseDessert, Snack CuisineAsian, Indian, Malaysian Servings 4servings Servings 4servings

Ingredients

Pumpkin halwa

• 2tbsp gheeor butter
• 1cup dried fruit and chopped nutsraisins, cashews and almonds
• 250g pumpkinsteamed and mashed
• sugarto taste
• cardamom powderto taste

Apple sauce

• 4 applespeeled and diced
• waterenough to cover apples
• 50ml milkoptional
• 1tbsp sugaror to taste
• lemon juiceto taste
• cinnamon powderto taste

Servings: servings

Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

To prepare the pumpkin halwa:

1. In a saucepan, add ghee, dried fruit and nuts, and sauté over low heat.
2. Once the raisins puff up, mix in the mashed pumpkin. Add sugar and cook until the mixture thickens; add the cardamom powder. Mix well and remove from heat.

To prepare apple sauce:

1. In a saucepan, place apples and cover with water; simmer until apples soften. Add remaining ingredients, stir and cook for 1 minute. Blend if liked.

To serve:

1. Scoop a tablespoon of pumpkin halwa into a bowl and add the apple sauce. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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Tags: apple, Halwa, pumpkin