Badam Halwa

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Almond (Badam)
2 cups half n half Milk
Condensed milk
3 tblsp Sugar
5 crushed Cardamoms
3 tablespoon Ghee
a pinch of Saffron (Kesar), soaked in lukewarm milk (optional)

How to make badam halwa:

• Boil half a litre of water in a sauce pan . add the almonds when the water is boiling and cook for 2 minutes. remove from the flame and drain.
• Remove the skin of the almonds and grind to a fine paste.
• Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan.Add condensed milk to it. when the milk begins to boil add the almond paste and the sugar and cook for 5 minutes over a low flame stirring continuously.
• Add the ghee and mix well.
• Remove from the flame.. add the dissolved saffron and the crushed cardamoms.
• Garnish with thinly sliced cashews and almonds.
  
• Allow to cool and serve chilled.