Pumpkin Halva

Halva is any of various dense, sweet confections served across India. Most popular halvas are made from carrots, bottle gourds, almonds, etc. As we aim to cut down carbs, we cannot have carrots full of sugars. But, we can surely make halvas from pumpkin, bottlegourds, also almonds( But this is full of nuts and high carbs). I will be posting all other halva recipes as well. Till then, try this pumpkin halva recipe full of fats and super low in carbs.

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Pumpkin Halwa

Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 250g 1 Grated Pumpkin
• 2 tbsp 1 Ghee
• 2 tbsp 1 Grated paneer
• 200ml 1 Coconut milk
• 2 tbsp 1 Stevia/ Erythritol Adjust quantity for erythritol as it is less sweet
• 4 Chopped Cashews Optional

Cuisine Indian Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings Ingredients 250g 1 Grated Pumpkin 2 tbsp 1 Ghee 2 tbsp 1 Grated paneer 200ml 1 Coconut milk 2 tbsp 1 Stevia/ Erythritol Adjust quantity for erythritol as it is less sweet 4 Chopped Cashews Optional

Instructions

1. Take the ghee and melt it in a pan.
2. . Add the grated pumpkin and stir in the ghee for about 3-4 minutes.
3. Add the coconut milk and let the mixture reduce. It takes about 8-10 minutes. Keep stirring or the pumpkin sticks to the pan. Add the crushed paneer. The paneer gives it more rich texture and also resembles using khoya.
4. Add the cardamom powder and mix well for 3-4 minutes.
5. 5. Garnish with cashews .

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