Jasvinder Karam

Cashew Black Halwa

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    tray
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      3 hr

Appears in
Champur: Flavours from a Malaysian Home
Champur

By Jasvinder Karam

Published 2023

  • About

Black halwa is a sticky fudge-like dessert that is very much like dodol, a palm-sugar-based dessert that’s popular in Southeast Asia.

Ingredients

For the Halwa

  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 100 g cashew nuts, roughly chopped (set aside 15

Method

Preparing the Cashew Nuts

  1. Heat the ghee in a pan on low heat and fry the cashew nuts until light brown then set aside.

Making the Jaggery Syrup

  1. In a pot, boil the jaggery with the water until the jaggery is completely dissolved. Sieve and set as