Doodh Halwa

Doodh Halwa – who does not love this simple yet decadent and melt in mouth milk fudge!! My maternal home has a farsaan shop adjacent to its compound, which means we grew up inhaling and savoring all the aromas and foods that are cooked in this shop. Apart from the Samosas (to die for) they make, their Doodh Halwa sold like a hot cake. The moment a large square platter of the freshly made halwa showed up at its window, there were people eyeing  to have their share of  this warm and fudgy mithai. We too were also amongst those as my  Ba loved their Doodh Halwa and would often send us to buy it,  especially when she was fasting. I personally haven’t been a big fan of it and hence have never tried making it. But back then when the quality of food available outside was never questioned we hardly felt the need to make such mithai at home. Recently, I tried my hands at making the Doodh Halwa at home because the recipe seemed very easy and quick with few ingredients,  it was like making a batch of Sukhdi. The outcome was wonderfully granular and spongy Doodh Halwa with an added assurance of purity.

I know these days we think more than twice to buy a box of mithai mainly because  of its quality and cost, paying higher prices for poor quality stuff does not sound appealing to me and hence I prefer making them by myself. This means looking for easy recipes that taste good with very little mahenat....try making this Doodh  Halwa and you will never want to buy a box of it from the market…..