Pumpkin Halwa is a delicious Indian sweet dish made with golden pumpkin, sugar, ghee and nuts.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pumpkin (grated or ½ kg)
  • ¼ cup sugar (+ 1 to 2 tbsp. (adjust slightly))
  • cashews (or pistachios chopped, Few)
  • 1 to 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 pinch cardamom powder
  • ¼ cup milk ((optional))

Method

Preparation

  1. Rinse pumpkin and cut to two.
  2. Peel the skin and grate it or steam cook the entire pumpkin until soft.

How to make Pumpkin Halwa

  1. Add ghee or coconut oil to a hot pan and fry the nuts till golden. Keep them side.
  2. To the same pan, add grated pumpkin or cooked pumpkin (refer image step by step one). Fry for about 4 to 5 minutes till the raw smell goes off.
  3. Pour the milk if using and add cardamom powder. Cook until the milk is absorbed.
  4. Add sugar and cook till the sugar melts and the halwa thickens.
  5. Add fried cashews and garnish. Serve pumpkin halwa hot or warm.

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.