Navratri Recipe- Healthy For Fast Singhare Ka Halwa

Singhare Ka Halwa is a bhog or prasad prepared during Navratri or any fasting. This Singhare ka halwa is very easy and quick to make and is a healthy meal to be eaten during fasts.

Ingredients

Dried Waterchestnut or Sookha hua Singhara - 200 gms (or you can also use Singhare Ka Atta or Waterchestnut Flour - 1 big cup)
Desi Ghee - 2 table spoon
Sugar as per taste
Water or paani - 1.5 big cup

Method

* Take dried waterchestnut or sookha hua singhara, and crush them into small pieces. Then transfer the broken pieces to a mixer jar and grind them to form a fine powder. The fresh Singhare Ka Atta or Waterchestnut

* Flour is ready. Alternatively you can also use the Singhare Ka Atta or Waterchestnut Flour available in packets in market.

* Heat 2 table spoon ghee in a thick based kadhai.

* To the hot desi ghee add Singhare Ka Atta or Waterchestnut Flour and start stirring instantly.

* Continuously stir the Singhare Ka Atta or Waterchestnut Flour to uniformly distribute the heat and sauté it till it turns red, over low flame only.

* Now add sugar to it and mix well.

* Then add approximately 1.5 big cups of water to the kadhai and stir continuously to mix the ingredients together. Keep stirring so that no lumps are formed.

* Turn off the flame when all the water is absorbed and halwa like moist texture is obatained as shown in the images below.

* Transfer it to a beautiful dish. Garnish with crushed nuts (kaju, badaam), raisins (kismis) and serve hot.

* Or grease a separate plate with ghee. Spread the Singhare Ka Halwa uniformly onto the plate and allow it to cool to room temperature. Cut small pieces of the halwa of different shapes (rectangle, triangle, square etc) and serve in a beautiful dish.