Description
Halwa is a dessert that is usually contains nuts, dried fruits and flour. This time I used fresh, handpicked figs to make this delicious sweet. In this recipe I have used it to stuff what are known as sweet rice dumplings or Kozhakattais, which are normally offered to the Hindu Elephant faced God, Ganesha.
Ingredients
Units
For the Stuffing
- 16 Ripe or almost ripe Figs
- 1 cup (240 ml) of grated Coconut
- 1 cup (240 ml) of jaggery
- 1 tsp of powdered cardamom
- 2 tsp (10 ml) of water
For the dumpling shell
- 2 cups (480 ml) of rice flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) of water
- A pinch of salt
- 1tsp of sesame oil
Instructions
For the Stuffing
- Powder your jaggery – they usually come in blocks and can be found at the Indian store
- In a saucepan, add 2 tsp of water and the jaggery
- Let it become syrupy
- Add the powdered cardamom
- Follow it with the chopped figs and coconut and let it cook in the jaggery until the water from the jaggery is completely gone and the mix is thick and stuffable
- Remove from flame and allow it to cool
Shell
- In the meantime, sift the rice flour
- Roast it for literally a minute in a wide pan
- Now add the water and salt and what I do is spin it once in the blender so that it is a pasty fluid
- Pour this liquid into a saucepan and stir away until the rice flour cooks
- Stirring helps avoid knots in the dough
- When the white fluid thickens and comes off the sides, add the oil
- The color will not be white anymore and the dough will have assumed a cooked look.
- Switch off and cover with a cloth so that it does not dry out.
Notes
- This Halwa is a stand alone dish and can be served by itself or as a hot topping with ice cream or even greek yogurt
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 dumplings
- Calories: 290