Navratri Recipe- Healthy For Fasting Kuttu Badam Halwa

Buckwheat and Almond halwa is a delicious, nutritious and gluten-free dessert. Despite its name, buckwheat is not a grain, it is a heart-healthy, gluten-free seed that is also a rich antioxidant and a good source of carbohydrates. Buckwheat is rich in iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamins, and dietary fibers. It is a great choice for weight-watchers!

Ingredients

Ghee 4 tbsp
Buckwheat flour ½ cup
Ground almond ¼ cup
Water 1¼ cup
Sugar 1/3 cup, or as per taste
Cardamoms 4 or cardamom powder ¼ tsp

Method

- Remove the outer green cover of the cardamoms and grind them in the mortar.

- Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a wok on medium heat. Add buckwheat flour. Roast the flour for a few minutes.

- The buckwheat flour will look golden and will be aromatic when it is roasted well. Add in ground almond and mix with buckwheat flour. Fry it on medium heat for a couple of minutes.

- Add in sugar and mix well with the roasted buckwheat flour.

- Add 1¼ cup warm water in the roasted flour and cook it on low heat by stirring constantly. Add remaining 2 tbsp ghee. And mix well.

- Cook until sugar is completely blended in the halwa and consistency is perfect.

- Add cardamoms and mix well. Turn off the heat.

- Buckwheat and almond halwa is ready. Transfer the halwa in a serving dish and garnish with a few slivered almonds. Serve delicius and hot halwa.