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Ashoka Halwa Recipe-Thiruvaiyaru Style Asoka Halwa-Easy Diwali Sweets

October 24, 2016 by PadhuSankar 15 Comments

Ashoka Halwa is very popular in Thiruvaiyar in Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu. This halwa is also known as “Thiruvaiyar Halwa”. This halwa is commonly served in weddings in Thanjavur district. It is one of the easiest halwa recipes that even beginners can try with confidence. Enjoy making this Halwa for Diwali this year. Today we will learn how to make Ashoka halwa following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Ashoka halwa-Thiruvaiyaru Style Asoka Halwa

Ashoka Halwa


Ashoka Halwa

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 25 mins 
 Serves: 2-3
 Recipe Category: Dessert-Diwali Sweets
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Moong Dal/Pasi paruppu – 1/2 cup
   Wheat flour – 1/4 cup
   Ghee/Clarified butter – 4 tbsp
   Sugar – 1 1/2 cup
   Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
   Any food color or kesari powder – a pinch
   Cashew nuts – 6-7

Preparation


Dry roast moong dal until you get a light aroma of roasted dal. Do not over roast it. You do not have to brown the dal.

Add 1 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook until soft and mushy. Mash it well. You can also blend it in the mixie/blender (once it cools a little) if the dal is not cooked to a mush.

cooked moong dal

Method


Heat 1 1/2 tbsp of ghee and roast cashew nuts until golden brown. Remove from pan.

In the same pan, fry the wheat flour on low heat until it turns light brown and you get the aroma of roasted wheat flour.

frying cashew nuts and wheat flour separately

Once the raw smell of the wheat flour goes, add the cooked and mashed (or blended) moong dal.

Easy halwa recipe-Easy Diwali Sweets

Add sugar, mash everything well and cook on medium low heat. Once you add sugar, the mixture will become watery.

Thiruvaiyaru halwa

Add a tbsp of ghee and continue to cook, stirring continuously.  Add another tbsp of ghee after a few minutes of cooking.

Add food color or kesari powder and mix well.

ashoka halwa step by step recipe

Once it starts thickening, add the rest of the ghee, cardamom powder and cashew nuts.

Thiruvaiyaru Style Asoka Halwa

Cook stirring continuously until the halwa starts to leave the sides of the pan. Tips -The halwa should not stick to your hands once it is done.

Ashoka halwa is ready.

Asoka Halwa Recipe

Enjoy making this easy and delicious Ashoka halwa for Diwali.

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Comments

  1. RAAVAN

    October 25, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    Excellent dish. Came out in a fine way with good taste.

    Reply
  2. sumaya fasmin

    October 25, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    Vow as usual wonderful dear…

    Reply
  3. Aishwarya Lakshmi

    October 29, 2016 at 12:27 am

    thank u for this post padhu wish u very happy diwali

    Reply
  4. Vidhya Satish

    November 6, 2016 at 7:48 am

    Thanks Padhu. Your recipes are always a hit. You are my first choice when am on the look out for traditional recipes. Thank you.

    Reply
  5. Swathi

    April 24, 2017 at 6:23 am

    Hi, i would like to serve this halwa with ice cream as dessert for dinner party…What would you recommend. I can only think of vanilla…Any Recommendations…Please help

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      April 25, 2017 at 10:52 am

      Of course vanilla ice cream. It goes well with any dessert.

      Reply
  6. gopal

    October 3, 2017 at 7:04 am

    Superb delicacy.Thank you

    Reply
  7. Balaji

    October 31, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    Thank you Padhu. I have doubled the portion but used 2 cups of sugar( i still find it sweet). Reminds me of my childhood days where my grandpa gets this hot sweet and mixture from Thiruvaiyaru Aandavar Asoka stall. Thanks again for sharing this AUTHENTIC recipe

    Reply
  8. Unknown

    December 14, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    Hi…. I have a query… Will this halwa become very hard after a while???

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 15, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      It will not become hard. It will just thicken slightly.

      Reply
  9. Unknown

    October 2, 2018 at 1:32 pm

    Hi I had made this sweet by this evening . The measurements were good. It came out wonderful. Thank u

    Reply
  10. Janani Hariharan

    November 4, 2018 at 4:49 pm

    Hi padhu..thanks for this post…as I have artho pain..shall we do this in electric rice cooker?

    Reply
  11. Padmini

    September 29, 2019 at 11:13 am

    Can we use roasted moong dal flour dissolved in water instead of cooked and mashed moong dal?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      September 30, 2019 at 11:31 am

      No, It will not work. follow the recipe for best results.

      Reply
  12. Aruna

    October 11, 2019 at 6:10 pm

    Hi padhu thanks for the recipe..I am planning to do this Ashoka for for Diwali potluck for about 16-18 peaple. Please suggest me the measurements for the same as I am make my it for the first time.

    Reply

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