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Besan ka halwa recipe | How to make besan ka halwa

By swasthi , on August 23, 2019, 5 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Besan ka halwa is a delicious and aromatic dessert made of gram flour, ghee, sugar and nuts. It is one of the halwa varieties that is most commonly made in the North Indian households. Besan ka halwa has a special nutty aroma & taste that comes from roasting the besan in ghee. It can be prepared during any festive occasion as it is simple to make and just needs few ingredients.

besan ka halwa

The key to making good besan ka halwa is to roast the besan or gram flour well in ghee until it begins to release a nutty aroma. Besan halwa can be made with milk or with water and both ways it tastes good.

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If made without milk it turns to light brown color. My fussy kids refuse to eat the brown color halwa so this time I made it with milk just to get the nice bright color.

Do not reduce the amount of ghee in the recipe otherwise the halwa may have lot of lumps.

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Preparation for besan halwa

1. Add ½ to ¾ cup sugar to a pot. I used ¾ cup.

add sugar

2. Then pour 1 cup water. You can replace with milk.

pour water

3. Next pour 1 cup milk. You can replace with water.

pour milk

4. Dissolve sugar and bring to a boil. I added a pinch of saffron for color.

Dissolve sugar

Roasting besan for besan ka halwa

5. Heat ghee in a pan. Set aside 1 tbsp for later use.

Heat ghee
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6. Add besan and mix well.

Add besan

7. Besan must be coated well with ghee.

Besan must be coated well with ghee

8. Begin to roast on a medium flame until aromatic and deep golden. This step is very important and make sure there is no raw smell in the besan. When it is done, you will get a very nice aroma. Add cardamom powder.

Begin to roast on a medium flame until aromatic and deep golden
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Making Besan ka halwa

9. Reduce the flame completely. Pour the hot milk little by little stirring continuously.

Reduce the flame completely

10. You may find few lumps here and there, just break them with a spatula and continue to cook. After few minutes the halwa turns thick absorbing all the moisture. Then add 1 tbsp ghee.

add ghee

11. Continue to cook until besan ka halwa begins to leave the pan and becomes a mass. I cooked further for another 4 to 5 mins.

Continue to cook until besan ka halwa begins to leave the pan and becomes a mass

Remove besan ka halwa to a serving bowl and garnish with sliced almonds and pistas.

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besan ka halwa recipe

Besan ka halwa

Besan ka halwa is a Indian dessert made with gram flour, sugar, ghee and nuts. It can be eaten as a after meal dessert.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings4
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • 1 cup besan or gram flour
  • ½ cup ghee
  • ½ to ¾ cup sugar (use as needed, I used ¾)
  • 2 cup milk or water (or 1 cup milk 1 cup water)
  • 1/3 tsp cardamom powder or elaichi powder.
  • 2 tbsp almonds or badam sliced
  • 2 tbsp pistachios sliced
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Instructions

Preparation for besan ka halwa

  • Pour water, milk and sugar to a pot and dissolve the sugar completely. Bring it to a boil. 
  • On another burner, heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan.
  • Add besan and begin to roast on a medium flame stirring continuously until aromatic and deep golden. When it is done, you will begin to get a nutty aroma of ghee roasted besan.
  • The color of the besan has to change to deep golden color otherwise the besan halwa will taste raw. Do not brown the besan a lot, it has to just get a deep golden color.
  • When the besan is about to be done, reduce the flame to low.

Making besan ka halwa

  • Quickly and slowly pour the milk in small quantities to the besan stirring continuously.
  • Keep stirring continuously breaking the lumps and cooking.
  • Do not panic if you find too many lumps. Just break them up with a spatula and continue stirring. 
  • When the moisture is absorbed, add 1 tbsp ghee and stir. Within few minutes the halwa will begin to leave the sides of the pan.
  • Cook for another 2 to 3 mins until the ghee begins to release. Remove to serving bowls.
  • Sprinkle sliced almonds & pistas. Serve besan ka halwa warm or hot.
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Notes

The ratio of ghee to flour is very important in the recipe. So do not reduce the quantity of ghee otherwise lot of lumps will form in the halwa.
You can also add sugar after cooking the besan in milk. But sometimes sugar doesn’t dissolve well so I dissolved it in the milk first.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Besan ka halwa
Amount Per Serving
Calories 564 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 66mg22%
Sodium 59mg3%
Potassium 448mg13%
Carbohydrates 61g20%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 45g50%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 165IU3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 134mg13%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Shreya
February 10, 2020 11:11 pm

Hello Swasthi,

I hope to be making this halwa for lunch the coming weekend for a few friends. Could I use jaggery/rapadura sugar instead of regular sugar?

Also, I really appreciate the step by step photos. So helpful.

Love from Australia,
Shreya

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swasthi
Reply to  Shreya
February 11, 2020 5:12 am

Hi Shreya,
I haven’t tried this halwa with jaggery any time. I did besan ladoo. Not everyone will like the combined flavor of jaggery and besan. I wouldn’t suggest for this recipe atleast. May be for ladoo it should be okay. You may want to take a look at this besan ladoos here. Thank you!

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liza
October 26, 2018 4:01 pm

Your recipes are amazing and delicious! I wish you would make a way for me to easily save the recipe and print it out. Right now I cannot copy and paste from your website so it is quite time consuming if I want to save a recipe to make later and don’t have my computer or phone with me to look up the recipe online.

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swasthi
Reply to  liza
October 28, 2018 11:15 pm

Thank you so much Liza
Currently I do not have the option. Thanks again

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Shalini
October 26, 2018 12:00 am

4 stars
Yummy besan ka halwa ?. I made this on the weekend. Tasted great. Thank you.

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