Name: Apple Halwa (Apple Pudding) recipe by Barnali B at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Apple- 2 Medium; Kismish (Raisin) - 1/4 cup; Almonds- 1/2cup; Ghee (clarified butter)- 1/4 cup; Sugar - 1/2 cup (or according to taste); Green Cardamom - 2; Cinnamon Stick - 2 " piece; Buffalo Milk - 500 gm

Instructions

Peel the apples and then grate them finely You can cut the apples and then grind them to a fine pulp in a mixer if you don't like a crunch in your halwa. But I prefer to grate it so that I can preserve the bite in it.
Slice the almonds and keep aside
Heat Ghee in a thick bottomed pan, when fragrant add cinnamon stick and green cardamom.
Add the grated apples and kismish and fry on medium heat till all the water evaporated and the apple is reduced to a thick pulp
Add the sugar (sugar should be equal to the amount of reduced apple) and fold into the apple pulp
Add 3/4 of the grated almonds and cook for 2-3 minutes
Gradually add half the milk into the pan and keep on stirring. Cook for 3-4 minutes till the milk is reduced and sticks to the halwa. (You can also use Khoya instead of milk. Some people also prefer to use Milkmaid.)
Add the rest of the milk and repeat the above step.
Stir and cook on low heat till the halwa gets the desired consistency.
Add a spoon of Ghee and turn off the flame.
The apple halwa will take a light brown color finally. If you feel this is not good enough then you can choose to add 1/4th spoon of yellow/orange food color while frying the grated apples.
Garnish with the rest of the almonds and serve hot or at room temperature. You can also add cashew nuts as a garnish to make it richer.

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