Recipe: Appetizing Bread Halwa

Bread Halwa. Browse new releases, best sellers or classics. Free delivery on eligible orders Bread Halwa is a delicious Indian sweet or dessert made using bread. Bread slices are deep-fried in ghee and then cooked in a sugar syrup until the consistency of halwa is reached.

Bread halwa is a variation of halwa made with bread slices. To make bread halwa, bread cubes are first fried or roasted in ghee and later cooked with milk and sugar. Basically, the preparation of bread halwa is similar to the way most halwa are made. You can have Bread Halwa using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Bread Halwa

1. You need of Unsalted Bread Slice.
2. Prepare of Sugar.
3. Prepare of Water.
4. You need of Oil (for deep frying).
5. Prepare of Ghee.
6. It's of Cashew Nuts.
7. It's of Badam/Almonds.
8. You need of Raisins/Dry grapes.
9. It's of Cardamom/Elachi.

The taste of bread halwa is like that of bread pudding. ` Bread Halwa ` is a dessert that is famous in the Indian cuisine, known for its impeccable taste and alluring aroma. The word Halwa is derived from the Arabic word Hulw which means sweet. Bread Halwa or Bread pudding is a mouthwatering delicacy from Hyderabadi Cuisine. It is also popular as Double ka Meetha.

Bread Halwa step by step

1. Slice the breads into small cubes and deep fry it, until it turns golden brown. Keep the stove in medium flame to avoid burning of the bread slices. Note: Healthy alternative - wheat bread.
2. Now in a pan, add 200g sugar and 400ml water. Wait for the sugar to melt and let the water to reach it's boiling state. You need not wait for any sting consistency. Note: 1.Instead of water, you can choose milk as an alternative. Milk also gives you a richer consistency. I just experimented with water. Not to lie, the Halwa tasted yummy 2. Healthy alternative: Brown sugar/Jaggery powder.
3. After 2 or 3 minutes of boiling add in the fried bread slices to the syrup and make them soak into the syrup.
4. Now in a small frying pan, add 3 tbsp ghee and roast the cashews, almonds and raisins. Wait until it turns slighty golden brown and switch off the flame.Note: If you have butter, you can also use melted butter..
5. After few minutes, the bread slices would have sucked in all the sugar syrup. If you want your Bread Halwa to have bread chunks, give it a gentle mix.Don't mix it hard..
6. Now add the roasted dry fruits along with ghee and give it a gentle mix.Note: I have limited the ghee to 3 tbsp, since the bread was deep fried. There will be a separation of oil from the bread slices as well. If you want it to have more ghee, you can add more..
7. Now add the cardamom and mix it gently..
8. Wait for the added ghee and oil to separate out from the Halwa(probably 5minutes) and the halwa will not stick to the pan. If you reach this level, switch off the stove..
9. You can serve it hot or cool it down to room tempature and have it. A delicious and yummy bread halwa is ready..

Shallow fried bread slices, milk, sugar, ghee and crunchy nuts goes into the making of this halwa. This sweet can be prepared in minutes and tastes extremely delightful. Bread halwa is one of the most popular dessert from hyderabadi cuisine. We get to see this mostly in Hyderabadi or Andhra restaurants served in a hyderabadi meal. It is delicious, mouth melting and unique in its aroma and taste.