easy halbai recipe | halbai sweet recipe | how to make rice halbai
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 21 pieces
- Category: sweet
- Cuisine: karnataka
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 cup coconut
- 3 cup water
- 1 cup jaggery
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
Method
- firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup rice for 2 hours.
- drain off the water and transfer to the blender.
- add 1 cup coconut and ¼ cup water.
- blend to smooth paste, keep aside.
- in a large kadai take 1 cup jaggery and add 2¾ cup water.
- stir well until the jaggery dissolves completely.
- add in prepared rice coconut paste, ¼ tsp salt and stir well.
- stir until the mixture is well combined without forming lumps.
- further, add 2 tbsp ghee and mix well.
- the mixture will start to turn glossy and separates the pan after 15 minutes.
- level up spreading uniformly. rest for 30 minutes or until it sets completely.
- after 30 minutes, slowly unmould the halbai.
- finally, garnish with cashew and enjoy halbai or rice halwa with ghee during nagarpanchami festival.
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.