Hala kumbalakayi Halwa / Sweet Pumpkin Halva

Ingredients:

Sweet pumpkin/ Halakumbalakayi - 1 long

Sugar - 11/2 cup

Cardamom powder - 1 tbs

Cashews, raisins, almonds - handful

Method:

•  Chop the sweet pumpkin in to ~1/2 inch thick pieces.                  
• Add sugar and cook on a big mouthed thick bottom pan on a medium flame, you may cook on a high flame until all the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally, but after that, you have keep stirring with spatula on a low flame.
• It will take about 45 minutes to cook completely. All the pumpkin pieces should cook only sugar.
• Add the cardamom, cashews, raisins and almonds.
• Keep mixing, do not let stick to the bottom.

• Brush the ghee to the separate plate
• Once it starts to combine together, take it out from the flame and spread it on the plate, quickly and evenly.
• Let it rest for sometime.
• Cut it into small shapes and enjoy the gummy, sweet deserts. it will be so tasty, you will not stop eating at 1 piece!.

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Hala kumbalakayi Halwa / Sweet Pumpkin Halva