Arrowroot
Halwa
This is a
unique halwa which is one of the traditional desserts of Kerala. It is usually
prepared during ‘Thiruvathira’ festival by women. On the day of ‘thiruvathira’
women of Kerala take up a peculiar type of fasting where they avoid any kind of
rice dishes and non vegetarian food items.
Roots, tubers, wheat and fruits add to their day’s meal. Arrowroot is indeed
a good source of folates. And that becomes the very
reason why arrowroot is included in this diet that women follow as it acts as a
traditional medicinal food. Apart from its nutritive benefits it tastes really
good and thus makes a good choice to treat your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
1. Arrowroot
powder 100g
2. Jaggery 100g
3. Coconut
scrapings 100g
4. Cardamom 1
tsp
5. Ghee 3 tsps
6. Cashewnut 50g
Method
1. Mix
arrowroot powder with enough water and let it rest for 2 hrs. Drain off the
water carefully and repeat the process thrice.
2. Dissolve
jaggery by boiling, strain and keep aside.
3. In
½ L water add the washed arrowroot powder and boil. Keep stirring continuously
for 5 mins.
4. Pour
the dissolved jaggery to the above mix and stir well, till the mixture turns
sticky.
5. Add
grated coconut, cardamom, 2 tsps of ghee and mix well.
6. Remove
from fire and transfer to a greased plate, flatten the mix with a spatula and
allow to cool.
7. When
the mix cools down, cut into pieces and serve. Garnish with roasted cashew
nuts.
Yield:
2 cups
Nutritional information:
1 cup of halwa gives 10.1g of
protein, 60.9 g of fat, 107 g of carbohydrates, 797 kcal of energy, 67.5 mg of
calcium and 11.4mg of iron.
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