Ingredients of Coconut Halwa:

• 1 Medium Coconut, grated
• 1/4 cup Clarified Butter
• 1-1/4 cup Sugar
• 3/4 cup Rice
• 4 Green Cardamom

For Garnishing:

• 2 tbsp pistachios
• 2 tbsp cashew nuts

How to make Coconut Halwa:

• Wash and soak rice for about one hour.
• Remove kernel from coconut and cut into small pieces.
• In a food processor, grind soaked rice, coconut pieces and along with 1 cup of water until soft.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, add the above coconut and rice paste, sugar and clarified butter.
• Mix well and cook on medium heat until thick.
• Keep stirring because coconut and sugar mixture can stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
• Cook until mixture becomes thick/lumpy and sticky.
• At this point it starts to leave the sides of the pan.
• Remove from heat and spread on a greased, round plate.
• garnished with pistachios and cashew nuts.
• When it is cooled, cut into diamond shaped pieces.

• Coconut Halwa is ready to serve.

• Enjoy!