pineapple halwa recipe | pineapple delight recipe | pineapple sweet or meetha
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 160 minutes
- Yield: 25 Servings
- Category: sweet
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 2 cup pineapple
- 3 cup water
- 1 cup corn flour
- 2 cup sugar
- ½ tsp yellow food colour
- 6 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp nuts (chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a mixi jar take 2 cup pineapple and 1 cup juice.
- blend smooth making sure the chunks are ground well.
- now strain the juice extracting the pineapple juice. you can alternatively take 3 cup pineapple juice here.
- now add 1 cup cornflour to the pineapple juice and mix using a whisk.
- further, add 1 cup water and prepare a smooth consistency batter. keep aside.
- in a large kadai take 2 cup sugar and 1 cup water.
- stir well until the sugar dissolves and comes to a boil.
- once the sugar syrup comes to a boil, add prepared pineapple mixture.
- keep stirring continuously, keeping the flame on low to medium.
- after 5 minutes, the mixture will start to thicken.
- add ½ tsp yellow food colour and give a good mix. food colour is optional, it makes the delight attractive.
- now add 2 tbsp ghee and continue to cook.
- the ghee is absorbed completely.
- further, add 2 tbsp more ghee and continue to cook. i have used a total of 6 tbsp of ghee in batches.
- keep stirring until the mixture will start to hold shape and separate the pan.
- also, add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and 2 tbsp nuts. mix well.
- transfer the mixture to a box lined with parchment paper and topped with nuts.
- level up making sure it is of uniform thickness.
- rest for 2 hours or until the dessert is set well.
- cut into the shape of your choice and garnish with chopped nuts.
- finally, enjoy pineapple delight or pineapple halwa topped with more nuts.
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.