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    Home » Indian sweets » Kasi Halwa | Poosanikai Halwa

    Kasi Halwa | Poosanikai Halwa

    January 9, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 23 Comments

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    Kasi Halwa is a tasty South Indian special sweet prepared with white pumpkin. Kasi halwa is widely  served during tamil Brahmin wedding.

    Ever since childhood days I am a big fan of kasi halwa. I first tasted kasi halwa in a wedding and loved it. Ever since it  is one common sweet in home.After I started cooking I learnt the recipe for kasi halwa from my mom.

    Couple of days ago Sujitha asked me to guest post for her blog. I am excited to do a guest post in Sujitha Easy Cooking blog. Like her blog name suggests, her recipes are easy for beginners. I found a wide variety of healthy recipes, yummy snacks, mouthwatering sweets, interesting cakes/ cookies and many more in Sujitha’s page. With her simple steps and step by step pictures, she makes it easy to follow her recipes.

    Sujitha's view on Traditionally Modern Food

    Vidya Srinivasan is dedicated food blogger, When i request the guest post, happily she agreed and sent a sweet traditional recipe she is the Writer and Editor of Traditionallymordenfood, at first i have no clues from the blog tittle, when i have a look at her page, found some traditional Recipes with Modern touch.. great inspiring name i felt from her page.. She had a good collection of baking recipes, very interesting to read her simple step by step  instruction, as like the sweet post, vidya is such a sweet person

    White pumpkin kootu and Udipi Sambar are couple of tasty dishes with white pumpkin.

    Kasi Halwa | Poosanikai Halwa

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    Ingredients

    • White pumpkin - 2 Cups
    • Brown Sugar - 1 cup Adjust according to your sweetness
    • Ghee - 1/4 cup
    • Cashew and raisin - to garnish
    • Cardamom powder - pinch
    • Orange food color - pinch
    • Saffron - 1/8 tsp
    • Salt - pinch

    Instructions

    • Grate the pumpkin and squeeze the water from the pumpkin. Keep the water for cooking pumpkin
    • Add ghee to the pan and sauté the cashew nuts and raisin till cashew nuts are golden brown. Keep them aside
    • In the same pan add the pumpkin water and bring to boil. When you see bubbles, add the grated pumpkin and cook in a low flame. Cook the pumpkin in a low flame till it becomes soft
    • Add sugar and saffron strands. Continue cooking in medium flame
    • Add food color, salt and remaining ghee and continue cooking till you see glossy texture and halwa leave the sides. Add cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder and mix well. Halwa is ready to serve
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    Kasi Halwa:

    Ingredients:

    White pumpkin - 2 Cups

    Brown Sugar - 1 cup (Adjust according to your sweetness)

    Ghee - 1/4 cup

    Cashew and raisin - to garnish

    Cardamom powder - pinch

    Orange food color - pinch

    Saffron - 1/8 tsp

    Salt - pinch

     

    Method:

    • Grate the pumpkin and squeeze the water from the pumpkin. Keep the water for cooking pumpkin

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    • Add ghee to the pan and sauté the cashew nuts and raisin till cashew nuts are golden brown. Keep them aside
    • In the same pan add the pumpkin water and bring to boil. When you see bubbles, add the grated pumpkin and cook in a low flame. Cook the pumpkin in a low flame till it becomes soft
      Add sugar and saffron strands. Continue cooking in medium flame

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    • Add food color, salt and remaining ghee and continue cooking till you see glossy texture and halwa leave the sides. Add cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder and mix well. Halwa is ready to serve

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    Do checkout Kasi Halwa recipe in http://www.sujithaeasycooking.com/2015/01/guest-post-by-vidya-srinivasan.html

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    1. Bikramjit

      January 10, 2015 at 3:21 am

      yummy hey hey hey I was reading a post which made me drool so recipe please for Channa - Bhatoora 🙂

      sorry do i sound demanding here now he he he he ...

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 2:01 pm

        Sure will post soon:-) no felt good that u asked

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    2. Charanya

      January 10, 2015 at 4:15 am

      Looks so good <3

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 1:59 pm

        Thanku Charu:-)

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    3. monticiana

      January 10, 2015 at 6:43 am

      so happy to have discovered your bolg! :)))

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 12, 2015 at 10:19 pm

        Glad you like my page:-)

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    4. HotDish

      January 10, 2015 at 7:18 am

      Great recipe. Sujitha's blog looks great - thanks for the link!

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 1:57 pm

        Thanku:-)

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    5. sindhoooo

      January 10, 2015 at 9:28 am

      Kaashi halwa! Yummy!

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 1:57 pm

        Thanku Sindhu:-)

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    6. apuginthekitchen

      January 10, 2015 at 9:57 am

      Very nice guest post and recipe. The halwa looks delicious.

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 1:57 pm

        Thanku Suzanne:-)

        Reply
    7. Marcela (tortadellafiglia)

      January 10, 2015 at 9:59 am

      WOW! Looks amazing! I'm dying to try it!:)

      PS. I'm organizing a chocolate contest on my blog. Maybe you'd like to join us? 🙂

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

        Thanku:-) sure I will see the details in your space

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    8. Malar

      January 10, 2015 at 11:11 am

      Halwa looks so yummy and very appetizing 🙂 Perfect guest post dear!!!

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 1:56 pm

        Thanks dear:-)

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    9. spiceinthecity

      January 10, 2015 at 1:52 pm

      Lovely treat Vidya! Looks so delicious!

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 10, 2015 at 5:53 pm

        Thanku Naina:-)

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    10. Amanda

      January 10, 2015 at 3:09 pm

      This look delicious and so colorful!

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

        Thanku dear:-)

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    11. Chitra Jagadish

      January 11, 2015 at 5:36 pm

      Great dish... very nice recipe for the guest post. ..

      Reply
      • Traditionally Modern Food

        January 12, 2015 at 10:17 pm

        Thanku C:-)

        Reply
    12. ali

      February 21, 2018 at 9:46 am

      looks yummy will try

      Reply

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