Badam Halwa

Ingredients:
Almonds/Badam - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 1.5 cups
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Saffron strands - 1 pinch
Yellow liquid food coloring - 4 drops
Garnishing - any nut

Method:
Soak the almonds in hot water for 30 minutes.
Peel the skin by pressing the edge of the almond.
Grind the almonds into a smooth paste using water (or you can grind with milk).
Add 1 tbsp. of ghee in a thick non-stick kadai.
Add the ground paste and start to stir.
After 4 to 5 minutes, add the sugar and stir continuously.
Add the food colouring & saffron strands and stir.
When the bubbles form, add the remaining ghee little by little in regular intervals.
When the halwa thickens, leaves the sides of the pan and looks shiny (ghee comes out) remove from heat.
Spread it in a ghee-greased plate.
If you want to make shapes, keep it in fridge for few minutes and make shapes out of them.

Sent off to Priya's Feast's "Diwali Contest 2009" event, Sireesha's "Sweet Series" event and Sanghi's "FIL-Ghee" event.

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