Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, aloo ka halwa recipe | aalu ka halwa | potato halwa | aloo halwa is a vegetarian north indian sweet made with potato / aloo, ghee / clarified butter, and sugar in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 Servings
- Category: sweet
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
- 5 potato / aloo
- ½ cup ghee / clarified butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ tsp saffron food colour
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
for roasting dry fruits:
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 2 tbsp cashew (chopped)
- 2 tbsp almonds (chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a pressure cooker take 5 potatoes and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
- peel the skin of the potato and grate. keep aside.
- in a large kadai heat ½ cup ghee and add boiled and grated aloo.
- saute for 5 minutes or until the aloo changes colour slightly.
- now add 1 cup sugar and ¼ tsp saffron food colour.
- continuously stir keeping the flame on medium. sugar starts to melt.
- cook on medium flame until the ghee separates. it takes approximately 15 minutes for ghee to ooze out.
- the halwa will start to hold shape releasing ghee. this is the perfect consistency we are looking for.
- in a pan heat 1 tbsp ghee. add 2 tbsp raisins, 2 tbsp cashew and 2 tbsp almonds.
- roast on low flame until the nuts turn golden brown and crisp.
- transfer the roasted nuts over the halwa, add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- finally, enjoy aloo ka halwa topped with more dry fruits.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
