Black Channa Halwa / Kadale kalu halwa

Black Channa halwa (Kadalekalu halwa) is one of my experiments in healthy desserts. Please check this out and share your feedback.

Ingredients 

Soaked channa - 2 cups

Jaggery - 1 & 1/2 cups

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Powdered cardamom - 1/2 spoon

Method

Soak black channa for about 6 to 7 hours. Stain off the water. Grind the same in a mixer grinder with no / very little water into coarse batter. 

Heat a thick bottomed kadai. Add jaggery and 1/4 cup of water. Let jaggery melt completely. Now add channa batter, cardamom powder and keep on stirring until it becomes thick halwa consistency. Add ghee little by little and continue to stir. 

Grease a plate with ghee and keep it ready.

Please note that, it takes 20 to 30 minutes to cook. When halwa starts leaving the vessel, transfer the contents to on to the plate. 

After 15 to 20 minutes, cut the halwa into square or diamond shape.

Yummy and healthy halwa is ready to serve.

Note:- This halwa will not stay for more than 2 days if you don't keep it in the fridge.

    

                                                                                    

                                                                    

                                                                            

Alternate names - Black Channa Halwa, Channa Halwa, Kadalekalu halwa, healthy halwa