Sweet Potato Halwa (Eggless Pudding)

By: Manjula Jain

December 24, 2012

Serving : 6 people

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Sweet Potato Halwa (Eggless Pudding)

Sweet Potato Halwa (eggless pudding) is one of the easiest Halwa recipes to make. Cardamom and Cinnamon spices give it a delicate and unique flavor. This is a tasty, warm dessert for cold winter months.

Sweet Potato Halwa

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sweet potato peeled and mashed
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee clarified butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom (ilachi)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder (dal chini)
  • 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg (jaifel)
  • 8 cashews broken in small pieces for garnishing (kaju)

Instructions

Method

  • Boil the sweet potato peel and mash; Sweet potatoes can be cooked in a microwave. Wrap the potatoes in wet paper towel and cook for 7-8 minutes.
  • Heat butter in heavy bottom pan over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and stir fry by stirring continuously and pressing down for about 8-10 minutes.
  • Add milk and mix it well. After milk comes to a boil cook for 2 minutes, add sugar and cook for additional 6-8 minutes or until Halwa should start leaving the side of the pan. Halwa should be very moist.
  • Turn off the heat and add cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix it well.
  • Serve hot or at room temperature. Garnish with cashews. Halwa tastes best when served hot.

Notes

 Serving suggestions
You can serve this as pudding. Serve with vanilla ice cream or over a plain cookies/ biscuits.
Sweet Potato Halwa

Sweet Potato Halwa (Eggless Pudding)

Sweet Potato Halwa (eggless pudding) is one of the easiest Halwa recipes to make. Cardamom and Cinnamon spices give it a delicate and unique flavor. This is a tasty, warm dessert for cold winter months.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sweet potato peeled and mashed
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee clarified butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom (ilachi)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder (dal chini)
  • 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg (jaifel)
  • 8 cashews broken in small pieces for garnishing (kaju)

Instructions
 

Method

  • Boil the sweet potato peel and mash; Sweet potatoes can be cooked in a microwave. Wrap the potatoes in wet paper towel and cook for 7-8 minutes.
  • Heat butter in heavy bottom pan over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and stir fry by stirring continuously and pressing down for about 8-10 minutes.
  • Add milk and mix it well. After milk comes to a boil cook for 2 minutes, add sugar and cook for additional 6-8 minutes or until Halwa should start leaving the side of the pan. Halwa should be very moist.
  • Turn off the heat and add cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix it well.
  • Serve hot or at room temperature. Garnish with cashews. Halwa tastes best when served hot.

Notes

 Serving suggestions
You can serve this as pudding. Serve with vanilla ice cream or over a plain cookies/ biscuits.
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    Naina
    September 6, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    Manjula-ji, does the halwa “set” once it has cooled down, like a halwa made from sooji would set? Can it be cut into squares? Thanks – NB

      Manjula Jain
      September 6, 2017 at 11:56 pm

      Naina, this dose’t become firm like sooji ka halwa

    SH
    June 20, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    I am a bit confused. Are the peels to be included when the sweet potatoes are boiled and put into the skillet?

      Manjula Jain
      June 20, 2016 at 9:55 pm

      SH, after boiling sweet potatoes should be peeled.

    harneet
    October 22, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    Thanks for ur receipes….

    Dimple
    October 22, 2015 at 10:30 am

    Can it be made vegan?

      Manjula Jain
      October 22, 2015 at 4:49 pm

      Dimple,
      How about trying with coconut milk

    irfan mushtaq
    February 15, 2014 at 9:35 am

    tnks aunty for ur guide to make delicious recipes i realy enjoyed
    tnk 2 u again
    lvu u

    MKitchenFan
    May 2, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    Yummmmm. Thanks Manjula for this recipe.

    Aarti Sarkar
    January 3, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    Wonderful recipe. Manjula aunty, you look so nice in sari and that little bindi completes the look. Happy to see you doing more videos in sari 🙂

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