Name: Dates N Cocunut Halwa, Kerala Style recipe by Rina Vora at BetterButter
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dates, seedless 2 cups; Warm Water, to soak the dates; Coconut Milk, thick 2 cups; Coconut Jaggery 1/2-3/4 cup; Ghee 2 Tbsp; cardamom powder 1 tsp; Ginger powder 1/2 tsp; Almond slivers 2tbsp + 1tsp

ABOUT Dates N Cocunut Halwa, Kerala Style RECIPE

Kerala, especially Kozhikode is very famous for its halwas which are prepared using rice flour as the base, flavored with varioys natural or artificial fruit flavors, spiked up with nuts. This is my take, a little twist to the ever popular Kerala Halwa.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Dates, seedless 2 cups
Warm Water, to soak the dates
Coconut Milk, thick 2 cups
Coconut Jaggery 1/2-3/4 cup
Ghee 2 Tbsp
cardamom powder 1 tsp
Ginger powder 1/2 tsp
Almond slivers 2tbsp + 1tsp

Instructions

Wash and soak the dates in warm water for an hour. Blend to a paste, adding 1 cup coconut milk.
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, add the dates mixture and fry for 15 mins. Add the jaggery, remaining 1 cup coconut milk, cardamom powder and ginger powder.
Cook for 15 more minutes, you can add some more plain or coconut milk if it's turning dry.
Lastly add 1 tbsp ghee and the nuts and cook for 2-3 mins. Serve, garnished with almonds.

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