Peanut Halwa

# A healthy, tasty, sweet, high calorie dish which promotes immunity.

# It is prepared with peanut and jaggery powder blended with ghee, milk, cashews and dry grapes .. # a definite favourite among all ages .

Ingredients:

• Peanut - 1 cup

• Jaggery powder 3/4 cup

• Coconut -grated 1/3 cup

• Cashews -broken 1/3 cup

• Dry grapes- few - 20

• Cardamom- crushed - 4

• Ghee 2 tbsp

• Milk - 50 ml

Cooking method:

Roast the dry peanuts in a preheated pan for 5 minutes under medium flame.

Let it cool.

Then peel the outer layer ( optional )

Grind the peeled peanuts together with jaggery powder into coarse powder and keep aside.

Add 1 tbsp of ghee into a heated pan .

Add the crushed cardamom

Roast the broken cashews under a low flame until it becomes golden brown.

Add the dry grapes along with grated coconut and mix for a minute.

Add the peanut jaggery powder mix into the pan .

Add milk and keep stirring gently under low flame until the mixture comes to a thicker consistency and the ghee begins to separate.

Now transfer it to flat bowl .

Allow it to cool to room temperature.

Cut into square or other fun shaped pieces and enjoy your delicious peanut halwa .

Health benefits:

• Excellent source of plant based protein.

• Good source of fibre - prevents constipation.

• Excellent food for diabetics as it is less in carbohydrates and jaggery as a natural sweetener when consumed in moderate amount .

• Rich in potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and B complex vitamins.

• Cons - Some may have allergy to peanuts . To be avoided in such case .