Almond Candy

Dont give me looks hearing the title.This is just the basic badam halwa rolled in the shape of candy to feast my eyes :)

We were travelling to a friends place in St. Louis & I wanted to prepare some sweets to take to their home and thus ending up preparing the badam halwa.

Ingredients

• Whole badam(almonds) - 1 cup
• Sugar                           - 1 cup
• Milk                              - a few tablespoons
• Ghee(melted butter)       -  as per your taste
• Cardomon Powder          - a pinch (optional)

Pre-cooking

• Soak the almonds(badam) in normal water overnight or hot water for minimum of one hour.
• Peel the skin after that and keep them ready.

Method

• Grind the almonds with sugar with as little milk as possible to a fine paste.(Use milk just to cover the almonds)
• Take a kadai and keep in medium flame .Add few drops of ghee and pour in the grounded paste.
• Keep stirring the mixture(this might take nearly 10-15 minutes). Take care as the mixture will spill all over.
• After a few minutes the texture will start to change and you will notice the badam will leave the sides.
• This stage add few more table spoons of ghee and the cardoman powder and keep stirring  for 5 more minutes.
• Take off the flame to have your badam halwa.

Serving suggestions

• You can take the halwa and eat them directly with a spoon.
• You can pour them into greased plate and cut them into desired shape after it cools down.

Tips

• Peeling of badams will be easier when they are very tender.
• Always keep the flame in medium or lower than that. Increasing the heat will burn the badam.