Papaya da halwa

This time around we explored the Fiesta grocery mall and bought a Texan-sized Amrican Papaya. Ok, it wasn't that big to be called Texan, i agree.

The next day, i got diet-conscious and thought of having fruit breakfast so asked Divs to get me Mr. Papeeta(papaya). Dangg, it tasted so a little weird, so i got back to my age old friend Banana. Nevertheless, ab Mr Papeeta is here so have to make something of it.

Divu took advice from Poojya Maata G, who suggested "Papaya ki kheer". So we were all set to prepare the kheer today but ended up with Papaya ka halwa! Let's see how. :D

Here are the usual halwa ingredients that we need:

• Papaya - 1 ripe medium-sized
• Sugar - 4 -5 TSP
• Milk - 1/2 ltr
• Almonds/Raisins/Cashew nuts
• Ghee - 2 TSP

Here's what we did:

1. Grate/mash the papaya and drain excess water.
2. Heat ghee in a kadhai (pan) and fry the papaya pulp on low flame for around 10 minutes.
3. Add sugar and stir well. Cook this mixture for 2 more minutes.
4. Now add milk, stir well, and let the mixture come to a boil.
5. Increase the flame to high and keep stirring constantly to avoid halwa from sticking to the kadhai.
6. When the milk mixture starts becoming dense and leaves the sides of the kadhai, add the dry fruits to it.
7. Stir for some more time. It's now ready whenever you feel it is! :D
8. Serve hot!

The smell of the Papaya halwa can fool anyone into thinking that it's Gajrela (Gajar ka halwa). Even the looks of both the halwas are the same.

Njoi! :)