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bread halwa recipe

Bread Halwa

Bread halwa is a delicious dessert from hyderabadi cuisine usually served as a after meal dessert. Bread halwa is sauteed in ghee and cooked in milk. 

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Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings5 to 6
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 5 slices Bread (Prefer white bread, milk bread or wholemeal white bread)
  • 6 tbsps ghee (¼ cup + 2 tbsp) (use good quality ghee)
  • ¼ cup sugar (prefer organic)
  • 2 cups milk (For a lighter dessert use 1 cup water, 1 cup milk)
  • 0.5 tsp cardamom powder - elaichi powder

Nuts

  • 6 to 8 almonds (sliced)
  • 6 to 8 cashews (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp chironji

How to make the recipe

Preparation

  • Heat a pan with ghee and dry roast the nuts on a medium flame until golden. Set these aside in a plate.
  • Tear off the bread slices to small pieces, about 1 inch cubes and add to the same pan. If you prefer you can also discard the browns of the bread, however they give a texture so I kept it.
  • Begin to roast the bread until evenly golden.

How to Make Bread Halwa

  • Add milk and sugar.
  • Mix everything well and begin to cook until the bread turns soft and mushy.
  • The mixture turns very gooey initially, allow the mixture to thicken.
  • Then add cardamom powder and 2 tbsp ghee.
  • Begin to continuously saute it until the mixture begins to leaves the sides of the pan.
  • Add nuts and continue to cook for 2 to 3 mins. At this stage you can see bread halwa begins to release ghee.
  • Switch off and garnish with nuts.
  • Serve bread halwa chilled or warm.

NUTRITION (estimation only)

Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 1.2mg