When I was talking to my sister-in-law last week, she was making this sweet. She told me that the recipe called for 9 cups of ingredients, hence the name Navarathna. With the festival season upon us, I asked her for the recipe and tried it out yesterday. It was pretty easy to make. It is just like 7-Cup cake.
Ingredients:
1 C cashew nuts
1 C almond,blanched
1 C freshly grated coconut
1 C milk
3 C sugar
2 C melted ghee
Method:
1. Process the first 3 ingredients to a paste in a blender adding 1 cup milk little by little. Keep aside.
2. Melt sugar in a heavy bottom pan with little water, on medium heat. Boil sugar till 1 string consistency.
3. Add the nut paste, and keep stirring. Lowe the heat a little and continue stirring till the paste becomes thick. Gradually add ghee with spoon. When the mixture comes off the bottom without sticking, remove from heat and pour evenly onto a greased tray. Cut into squares. Allow it to cool before storing.
This is a yummy dessert for kids. Adults would love it too. My husband who has a sweet tooth loved it.
Ingredients:
1 C cashew nuts
1 C freshly grated coconut
1 C milk
3 C sugar
2 C melted ghee
Method:
1. Process the first 3 ingredients to a paste in a blender adding 1 cup milk little by little. Keep aside.
2. Melt sugar in a heavy bottom pan with little water, on medium heat. Boil sugar till 1 string consistency.
3. Add the nut paste, and keep stirring. Lowe the heat a little and continue stirring till the paste becomes thick. Gradually add ghee with spoon. When the mixture comes off the bottom without sticking, remove from heat and pour evenly onto a greased tray. Cut into squares. Allow it to cool before storing.
This is a yummy dessert for kids. Adults would love it too. My husband who has a sweet tooth loved it.
Hmm..J,y are not here in Canada...mouth watering reccipe...shall try it out for Diwali..Sneha
ReplyDeletehey jay, tried this out just now. the taste turn out good.but it is more of navaratna halwa than cake. the sugar syrup was 1 string consistency. so what else could have gone wrong?
ReplyDeleteNo worries.. just put back on the stove for few more minutes. Before pouring it on the plate, test with spreading a little.
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