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Badam Halwa Recipe-How to make Badam Halwa

September 25, 2012 by PadhuSankar 37 Comments

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Badam Halwa is a rich and tasty Indian dessert prepared with almonds,sugar and ghee. It is one of my favorite halwa. This recipe comes from my chitti (aunty) who makes badam halwa often. Except reducing the amount of ghee, I followed her recipe as such and it turned out well. Today we will learn how to make badam halwa following this very simple recipe with step wise pictures.

If you are looking for more easy and delicious desserts, then do check out carrot halwa, rava ladoo, easy godhuma halwa, bread gulab jamun and more such easy dessert recipes.

Badam Halwa-Almond Halwa

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Badam Halwa-Almond Halwa
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Badam Halwa-Almond Halwa Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Badam Halwa is a rich and classic Indian dessert prepared with almonds, sugar and ghee. It can be prepared for any occasions or festivals like Diwali, holi, Navratri etc.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: almond halwa, badam halwa
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
  • 1/2 cup Almonds (Badam)
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1/4 cup Ghee (in Chitti’s recipe, it was 1/2 cup ghee)
  • 4 strands Saffron (soak it in a tbsp of milk)
  • 1 pinch Kesari color (optional)
  • 2 tsp Ghee (for adding in the end)
Instructions
Preparations
  1. Soak almonds overnight and peel the skin. Alternatively you can boil them in hot water for a few minutes and peel the skin.

  2. Grind almonds with 1/4 cup of milk to a smooth paste.

Method
  1. Melt ghee in a kadai and keep the ghee aside. In the same kadai (as it is coated with ghee, it will prevent the halwa from sticking to the bottom of the pan) bring 1/4 cup of water to boil, switch off the flame, add sugar and let the sugar dissolve completely.

  2. Now add the badam paste, remaining milk, kesari color, saffron and cook on medium flame stirring continuously.

  3. Once it starts thickening and the sides start getting a little dry and flaky, add all the ghee except 2 tsp and cook stirring continuously on low flame.

  4. The ghee will be completely absorbed and the halwa will start leaving the sides of the pan.

  5. Now switch off the flame, add the remaining 2 tsp of ghee and stir for about 3-4 minutes.(this makes the halwa softer when it sets)

  6. Soft and silky badam halwa is ready to be served.

Watch the Video of Badam Halwa

Preparation

Soak almonds overnight and peel the skin. Alternatively you can boil them in hot water for a few minutes and peel the skin.
Almonds- soaked and peeled

Grind almonds with 1/4 cup of milk to a smooth paste.

Ground almond paste

Method

Melt ghee in a kadai and keep the ghee aside. (remove it in a vessel and keep it aside)

badam halwa preparations
In the same kadai (as it is coated with ghee, it will prevent the halwa from sticking to the bottom of the pan) bring 1/4 cup of water to boil, switch off the flame, add sugar and let the sugar dissolve completely.how to make badam halwa
Now add the badam paste, remaining milk, kesari color, saffron and cook on medium flame stirring continuously.

badam halwa recipe

Once it starts thickening and the sides start getting a little dry and flaky, add all the ghee except 2 tsp and cook stirring continuously on low flame.

easy badam halwa

The ghee will be completely absorbed and the halwa will start leaving the sides of the pan.
Now switch off the flame, add the remaining 2 tsp of ghee and stir for about 3-4 minutes.(this makes the halwa softer when it sets).

almond halwa recipe

Once it cools the halwa will thicken. The badam halwa turned out very soft and yummy and we all loved it very much.

Note – Use fresh ghee and good quality sugar for best results. Add 3/4 cup of sugar, if you prefer it too sweet.

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  1. Priya Satheesh

    September 25, 2012 at 8:33 am

    yummy n flavorful halwa!

    Reply
  2. Balakrishna Saraswathy

    September 25, 2012 at 8:48 am

    super tasty desert u got there..just loving it:0

    Reply
  3. srividhya Ravikumar

    September 25, 2012 at 9:24 am

    Yummy padhu…love the presentation..

    Reply
  4. Chitra

    September 25, 2012 at 10:50 am

    wow, drooling 🙂

    Reply
  5. Vimitha Anand

    September 25, 2012 at 10:58 am

    Love badam halwa to the core.. looks so delicious…

    Reply
  6. Hamaree Rasoi

    September 25, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Who can resist this super yummy halwa…

    Reply
  7. Poorni

    September 25, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    yummy.. i thought to make this weekend.. lovely recipe

    Reply
  8. Prathima Rao

    September 25, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    So soft & yummmyyyy!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  9. DivyaGCP

    September 25, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Rich and yummy halwa.. Nice presentation

    Reply
  10. Suja Manoj

    September 25, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Super tempting and rich halwa.

    Reply
  11. divya

    September 26, 2012 at 1:11 am

    tht's looks so tempting …yum

    Reply
  12. Shabitha Karthikeyan

    September 26, 2012 at 4:46 am

    Very tempting halwa. Love the color !!

    Reply
  13. Premalatha Aravindhan

    September 26, 2012 at 6:13 am

    wow delicious recipe,super tempting…

    Reply
  14. Priya

    September 26, 2012 at 9:59 am

    Wish to finish that whole bowl,yummy halwa.

    Reply
  15. Srimathi

    September 26, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Looks awesome. I like the step wise presentation.

    Reply
  16. Bhamathy

    September 26, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Wow!!! Mouth watering. Wud like to have some…

    Reply
  17. Priti S

    September 27, 2012 at 3:47 am

    Looks so yum n perfect …wish I can have this

    Reply
  18. Unknown

    October 11, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    I love badam and all dishes with badam.
    Great akka looking delicious..mmmmmhmmm
    Akka can I do this without saffron.I dnt have here.
    Regards,
    Mymoon

    Reply
  19. amanoji

    October 22, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Good sweet

    Reply
  20. Josephine

    October 29, 2012 at 4:37 am

    I tried this dish at home. It came out so well. Only thing I forgot was to use boiled water in the first stage. Instead I used milk. It tasted delicious . Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  21. Karthiga Anand

    November 2, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    I tried this ,came out really well.Thanks padhu for sharing this,waiting for more recipes from you…..

    Reply
  22. Confusedsoul

    May 2, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    My first attempt at a south indian dessert and turned out to be wonderful! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  23. Ramya Senthil

    July 13, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    Tried this today… Came out very well… Yummy… Thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  24. gsm_73

    October 17, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    Hello, can you tell me how long I can keep this? Thanks. Ganesh

    Reply
  25. Famin Fahad

    February 28, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    Hi padhu! I am a silent follower of ur recipes.. today i tried ur badam halwa for guests.. really it turned out well n yummy which my guest loved it ..thanks…pls keep ur gud work..

    Reply
  26. Sachu Ramarao

    September 23, 2015 at 9:00 am

    Followed the recipe to a "T" came out very well. Thank you! Just wondered if I use palm sugar instead of refined sugar will the result be the same?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 23, 2015 at 12:34 pm

      Yes, you can use palm sugar or raw cane sugar but I have yet to try it. You can try it in less quantity using palm sugar.

      Reply
  27. Batul Bookwala

    September 20, 2016 at 5:23 am

    Hey my halwa is way to sweet…is there anything I can do to make it less sweet. .thanks in advance

    Reply
  28. Girija Marudhupandian

    March 2, 2017 at 11:05 am

    I tried this halwa today.it came out nice n yummy.pls try with palm sugar n let us know

    Reply
  29. Ahdar

    March 14, 2017 at 7:41 am

    Hi Padhu, how long will it keep in an airtight jar without refrigeration?

    Reply
  30. Brindha Lakhmivarahan

    May 14, 2018 at 8:51 am

    I tried this recipe and it came out very well. Thank you for the simple and clear steps. I am a fan of padhuskitchen.

    Reply
  31. Saranya Subramanian

    October 18, 2018 at 11:55 am

    Tried on navratri day..came out well..thanks padhu ur ur recipes are as simple as ur name..easy to remember too

    Reply
  32. Vidya Anand

    November 5, 2018 at 8:09 am

    Delicioso…..

    Reply
  33. Shobaba

    August 30, 2019 at 8:58 am

    Hi padhu thank you for your receipe. Your receipe has given me a confidence in cooking when all told that cooking won’t come for me..
    But I have a doubt in badham halwa you have mentioned as 1/2cup of milk in ingredients but in method you ask to grind almonds with 1/4 cup of milk and then ask us to add remaining milk.. can you tell me the exact milk volume.. becz your volume measurement is the seceret for good cooking
    Thank u

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      September 2, 2019 at 7:56 am

      Yes, correct only. Total milk – only 1/2 cup
      Regarding ghee – I have added only 1/4 cup ghee but my chithi’s original recipe has 1/2 cup ghee. It is your preference.

      Reply
  34. Aarthi

    October 23, 2019 at 5:08 am

    Can you please tell me the shelf life of this Halwa

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      October 29, 2019 at 9:46 am

      It keeps well for 10-15 days in the refrigerator.

      Reply

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