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The festival of Shardiya Navratri started on October 15 and will continue till October 24. During these nine days, people fast to please Goddess Durga and attain mental peace. After performing puja and Archana, devotees offer and eat prasad to seek the blessings of Goddess Durga and seek prosperity. Let us know about the favorite Prasad which pleases Goddess Durga and bestows wealth. Here, you will get the complete recipe for making Makhana Halwa.
Ingredients for Makhana Halwa:
2 cups makhana
1/4 cup almonds
15 to 20 cashew pieces
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup desi ghee
1 cup milk
Sugar as per taste
Method to make Makhana Halwa:
- Start by roasting the makhana on low flame to remove the rawness, which will make it easier to crush them into small pieces.
- Let the makhana cool down.
- Soak raisins, almonds, and cashews in water for at least 4 to 5 hours.
- Make a fine paste from these dry fruits. If necessary, you can use the same water as when making the paste, ensuring that the nutrients from the dry fruits remain intact.
- Grind the roasted makhana coarsely.
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Add dry fruit paste in ghee and fry it lightly.
- Add crushed makhana to this mixture and keep stirring.
- Mix the remaining water from soaked dry fruits in milk.
- Add sugar as per taste.
- Pour this mixture into the pan and keep stirring the halwa so that there are no lumps or sticking. Keep stirring until the halwa reaches the desired consistency.
- Your Makhana Halwa is ready. If you want, you can serve it garnished with some pieces of dry fruit.
