ANJEER (FIG) HALWA

I read about Anjeer Halwa in Tarla Dalal’s web page and made very minimal changes to suit my taste buds… and since I had anjeer at home thought of trying it.  Fig has got so many health benefits… they are high in potassium so helps to reduce insulin level and have anti-diabetic properties, rich in calcium and strengthens bones.  They are so good to treat acne prone skin… one can go on and on about benefits of fig.  Here is a easy, quick and simple fig halwa recipe…

INGREDIENTS
Fig	14
Almond	1/4 cup
Ghee	2 tsp
Milk Powder	20g (2 tbsp)
Sugar	1 to 1 1/2 tbsp
Water	1/2 cup
Cardomom Powder	1/4 tsp
Almond slivers	1 tbsp

 

METHOD

• Chop fig roughly.  Boil 3/4 cup of water, add chopped figs and let it cook for about 3 – 4 minutes or till the figs turn soft.  Set aside to cool.
• Blanch almonds, peel the skin and let it dry for about 10 – 15 minutes.
• Now, powder the blanched almonds to a coarse or fine powder. 
• Drain the water from the fig (do not throw the water) and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan / kadai.  Add in almond powder.  Sauté for about 2 minutes.
• Then add, anjeer paste, milk powder, sugar and 1/2 cup of water (you can use the drained fig water).
• Mix well and let it cook for about 10 – 15 minutes.  Add cardamom powder and mix well.
• Remove from fire and garnish with slivered almonds.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

NOTES

• I used nestle everyday dairy milk whitener.
• Since I used the same water in which anjeer was cooked, I reduced the quantity of sugar from 2 tbsp (as per the original recipe) to 1 tbsp.
• I blanched the almonds in normal water for about 3 hrs and dried it in a piece of clean kitchen cloth towel.