Winter Traditional Zaika(ginger halwa)

Ginger Halwa Recipe with Different -2 Mixer.....
  
1. ginger halwa with dates

Ingredients needed:

• Grated (कसा हुआ) ginger: 1 bowl
• Dates (seedless बिना बीजों का): 1 bowl
• Sugar/honey: 1 cup
• Grated coconut: 1 bowl
• Cardamom: 2
• Ghee: 8 tbsp
• Cashew nuts: 10
• Raisins: 10

Preparation:

• Soak(भिगोना) the dates in water for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a non stick pan and fry the grated ginger till it becomes light brown. Remove from pan and keep aside.
• In the same pan fry the grated coconut (add a tbsp of ghee if required) till light brown.
• When the fried(तला हुआ) ginger is cool, grind them with dates to paste.
• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in the pan again and lightly roast the cashew nuts and raisins. Remove and keep aside.
• If you are using sugar, mix the sugar with 1 cup of water and bring to boil till the sugar gets dissolved in the water and you get the sugar syrup.
• Crush the cardamoms.

Method:

• Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in the pan. Add the ground ginger-dates mixture and fry.
• After a few minutes, add the sugar syrup/honey and crushed cardamoms.
• When the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan, add the remaining ghee and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the roasted cashew nuts and raisins and mix well.
• Remove from flame
• Add the grated coconut and mix well.
• Ginger halwa is ready. Serve hot.

2.Ginger halwa with oatmeal (दलिया)

Ingredients:

• Ginger powder: 1 ½ tbsp
• Oatmeal: 1 cup
• Oatmeal flour: 1 tbsp
• Wheat: 1 cup
• Wheat flour: 1 tbsp
• Ghee: ½ cup
• Sugar: 1 cup
• Almonds, pistachios and cashew nuts: few

Preparation:

• Soak the wheat in water for 10 hours.
• Soak oatmeal in water for 10 minutes (just before you make).
• Grind the wheat and oatmeal with little water to a thick paste.
• Make sugar syrup by mixing sugar and water and boiling the mixture till the sugar gets completely dissolved in water and you get a sugary syrup.
• Lightly roast the nuts in 1 tbsp of heated ghee.

Method:

• Heat 4 tbsp of ghee and add the ground mixture and saute for a few minutes, say 5-6 minutes.
• Add half the quantity of ghee, oatmeal flour and wheat flour, ginger powder and sugar syrup and keep stirring till the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan.
• Now add the remaining ghee and the roasted nuts and stir for 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from flame. Serve hot.