Papaya Halwa (Papaya Sweet)

Name: Papaya Halwa (Papaya Sweet)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2–3 tbsp sunflower oil (or any neutral oil, can add ghee instead); 4–5 tbsp sugar (- or as required as per the sweetness of the papaya); 2–3 green cardamoms (powdered or ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder); 2 tbsp almond powder; 12–15 halved cashews (or as required); 1 papaya (medium-sized and semi-ripe, approx. 4.5 cups of chopped papaya or 3.5 to 4 cups of grated papaya)

By Dassana Amit · VegrecipesofindiaPublic

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Papaya Halwa is a Indian sweet or dessert made with papaya. This Papaya Sweet is prepared by slow-cooking semi-ripe papaya, sugar and almond powder in oil. With hints of lovely cardamom, it makes for tasty dessert to end your meals with.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min
Total: 50 min
Servings: 2

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Ingredients

For 2 people

Cooking for

2–3 tbspsunflower oil (or any neutral oil, can add ghee instead)
4–5 tbspsugar (- or as required as per the sweetness of the papaya)
2–3green cardamoms (powdered or ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder)
2 tbspalmond powder
12–15halved cashews (or as required)
—1 papaya (medium-sized and semi-ripe, approx. 4.5 cups of chopped papaya or 3.5 to 4 cups of grated papaya)

Steps

1
Rinse the papaya and slice them.
2
Remove the seeds and the pith from the top. Peel the slices.
3
Then chop the papaya slices, finely. You could also grate the papaya if its semi-ripe.
4
Heat oil or ghee in a kadai or pan. Add the finely chopped papaya.
5
Stir and cook on a low flame for about 14 to 15 minutes.
6
Keep on stirring on occasions while cooking the papaya.
7
The fruit will release it juices, change color and loose its opacity.
8
At this point, add sugar and then stir to combine. Continue to cook for further 18 to 20 minutes on a low heat.
9
By now the oil will begin to separate.
10
Add ground almonds and stir.
11
Cook for 5 to 6 minutes more till the whole papaya halwa has gotten together and become one whole.
12
Add cashews and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
13
Serve papaya halwa hot or warm. You can also refrigerate and serve the halwa as a cold dessert.

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Per portion

Calories: ~217.9 kcal
Protein: ~1.9 g
Fat: ~18.1 g
Carbs: ~26.8 g
Fiber: ~1 g
Sodium: ~0.3 mg

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