Badam Halwa

Badam halwa is a rich, decadent, nutty South Indian style melt in the mouth halwa made mainly with 3 ingredients – blanched almonds, ghee (clarified butter) and sugar. This badam halwa recipe will make for one of the best almond halwa. It will surely remind you of the badam halwa that one gets in the South Indian sweets shops.

About Badam Halwa

I have had badam halwa from Krishna sweets in Chennai. First bite and their halwa was too sweet for my taste buds, but the texture was fabulous and simply melt in the mouth.

I wanted to make a badam halwa having the same texture as theirs. So I tried and experimented to make a perfect badam halwa many times to get the same texture and yet tasted not overly sweet.

I am sharing this recipe after a lot of trials. In my experimentation, at times I would end with badam pudding and at times with a dense textured halwa. So after many trials, I have finally managed to make a badam halwa which tastes like the halwa you get in South Indian sweet shops.

The recipe gives a really good badam halwa, which has the right balance of sweetness and a lovely texture that is neither too soft nor firm but a kind of between – which follows a middle path. One which gives a heavenly feeling when you savor the halwa. This is a heavy dessert and just a few spoons of it is enough.