Khapli atte ka halwa
Preparation Time
5 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Difficulty Level
easy
Meal Type
Dessert
Serves 6
Key Ingredients
- Khapli wheat flour (emmer atta)
About This Recipe
Many North Indian homes make atte ka halwa, and the kada prasad served in gurudwaras is a well-known version, usually made with equal measures of atta, ghee and sugar and about three times as much water, stirred until the ghee comes back out of the halwa. This home version keeps the method and changes two things. The flour is khapli atta, the darker, nuttier emmer wheat flour, which roasts to a deep colour and gives the halwa a toasted, almost caramel taste. The sweetener is jaggery powder in place of sugar, dissolved in the hot water rather than stirred into the ghee, because jaggery can scorch and turn bitter in hot ghee.
The ratio is lighter than prasad, for an everyday bowl: 1 cup (120 g) atta, 110 g ghee (about 1/2 cup), 120 g jaggery powder (about 3/4 cup) and 2.5 cups water. For full prasad richness, use about 220 g ghee, 160 g jaggery powder and 3 cups water to the cup of atta. The texture is soft and glossy, with the ghee visible at the edges.
Roasting decides everything. Khapli atta starts a shade darker than sharbati, so go by smell and feel as much as colour: the flour is ready when it smells like roasted nuts and the ghee begins to separate from it. Sooji in place of a quarter of the atta adds a little bite. The same flour makes a soft khapli atta roti for the meal before the sweet.
Ingredient List
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Halwa
- Khapli wheat flour (emmer atta) — 1 cup
- A2 cow ghee (about 1/2 cup) — 110 g
- Jaggery powder (about 3/4 cup) — 120 g
- Water — 2 1/2 cups
Flavour
- Green cardamom pods, crushed — 4 pieces
- Cashews or almonds, chopped (optional) — 1 tbsp
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Serving Suggestions
Serve warm in small steel katoris, straight after a meal or as the sweet with evening tea; a spoon of cold malai on hot halwa makes a good contrast. It is the sweet to make when guests arrive without notice, since it is done in about 35 minutes from pantry staples. For prasad, serve a small ladle into cupped hands. Leftovers keep for two days in the fridge and soften again in a pan with a spoon of hot water.
Tips for Cooking Khapli atte ka halwa
Have the jaggery water hot by the time the atta is nearly roasted; cold or lukewarm water on hot ghee and flour gives lumps and a raw taste. Pour in a steady stream from the side of the kadhai and stir without stopping, because the mix splutters for the first few seconds. If the halwa looks dry, add hot water a spoon at a time; if it looks loose, keep stirring, since it thickens as the flour swells.
Chef’s Note
Use a jaggery powder that is dry and free-flowing and taste it first; a sour or fermented note means it will not sweeten cleanly. Strain the jaggery water so no grit reaches the halwa. A small bowl of this halwa comes to about 300 kcal, most of it from the ghee; IFCT 2017 has no khapli entry, so the flour is counted with its whole wheat values, and the ghee and jaggery with their own printed values.
Per serving (approx.): 300 kcal, protein 2.5 g, carbs 30 g, fat 19 g, fibre 2.2 g. Computed from IFCT 2017 / USDA values for the listed quantities. Measures: 1 cup = 240 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml.
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