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Vrat · Navratri dish, illustrative
Volume I · v2

Singhara Atta Halwa

Vrat & festival (Vol. I)Vrat · Navratri
Serves
6
Portion
≈60 g
Time
Cook 20 min
Texture
Soft
Season
All year
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Cooling, nourishing

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 6 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (6 servings)Café batch ×5
Water-chestnut (singhara) flour¾ cup water-chestnut flour100 g500 g
Ghee (cow)3 tbsp40 g200 g
Cow's milk, whole1 cup250 ml1250 ml
Water¾ cup + 1 tbsp200 ml1000 ml
Mishri / sugar⅓ cup60 g300 g
Green cardamom¼ tsp1 g5 g
Almonds8, slivered10 g50 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Roast singhara flour in ghee on low 8 minutes until it darkens slightly and smells nutty.

  2. Step 2: Heat milk and water together.

  3. Step 3: Add the hot liquid gradually, stirring constantly (it thickens fast).

  4. Step 4: Add mishri; cook until it leaves the sides (3–4 minutes).

  5. Step 5: Add cardamom and almonds.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

192kcal
Energy
2.5g
Protein
9.2g
Fat
24.5g
Carbohydrate
0.9g
Fibre
0g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

Variations & further ideas