My mum-in-law’s easy, 20-minutes coconut halwa recipe
Coconut Halwa
Course: DessertCuisine: PakistaniDifficulty: EasyServings
5
servingsPrep time
00
minutesCooking time
20
minutesTotal time
20
minutesIngredients
1½ cups powdered milk
4 eggs
½ cup desiccated coconut
½ cup + 2 tbsp melted ghee
½ cup raw sugar
4 whole green cardamom
slivered almonds and pistachios to garnish
Directions
- Beat eggs and sugar in a bowl.
- Add coconut flakes and mix well. Set aside.
- In a saucepan heat ½ cup ghee on medium. Add the cardamom and cook till it makes a crackling sound (a minute).
- Reduce flame to low and add the powdered milk. Use a wooden spoon to stir constantly and break the balls to make it an even sandy mixture. Cook on low till the mixture turns a light brown colour (about 10 minutes). You should start to see ghee droplets form at the base of the pan. The mixture will be dry but if it looks too dry you can add 1-2 tbsp of melted ghee.
- Give the egg mixture a quick stir and add it to the milk, stirring constantly.
- Continue to cook on low for a few more minutes until it starts to dry up a bit (i.e. isn’t wet anymore) and leaves the base of the pan. It should start to look like halwa at this point.
- Take it out into a serving bowl and garnish with dried nuts.
- Serve warm.




