South Asia — Muslim traditions
Bread Halwa
Deep-fried bread, cashew nuts and pistachios, a South Asian halwa. Finish with fried nuts.
40 min · Serves 4 · Medium
4
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 20 min · Cook 20 min · 40 min total
- medium
- 1
Remove bread crusts from bread slices. Cut into medium size squares. Deep fry the slices in hot oil till golden brown on both sides.
- 2
Soak the slices in milk for half an hour. Heat a heavy bottomed vessel. Add the soaked bread slices, sugar, cream and cocoa powder.
- 3
Keep stirring till it reaches halwa consistency. Add ghee at the end just before removing from flame. Garnish with the fried nuts. Serve hot.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



