kada prashad recipe

kada prashad is a super delicious halwa that is served in gurudwaras as prasad. 

course desserts, sweets

cuisine north indian, Punjabi

prep time 5 minutes

cook time 25 minutes
total time 30 minutes

servings 6
calories 495 kcal
author dassana amit

ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)

1 cup atta or 120 grams whole wheat flour
1 cup sugar or 200 grams sugar
1 cup ghee
3 cups water
how to make recipe
making sugar solution:
1. take 1 cup sugar in a sauce pan or pot. add 3 cups water. use a sauce pan
which has a handle as its helps to add sugar solution to the atta mixture in
the later part of the recipe.
2. keep the pan on stove top on a medium-low to medium flame.
3. stir the solution so that all the sugar dissolves.
4. heat this sugar solution till it begins boiling.
5. once the sugar solution boils, then switch off the flame. 
frying whole wheat flour:
1. meanwhile when you keep the sugar solution to boil, also place a heavy
bottomed kadai or pan on another stove top on a low flame.
2. add 1 cup ghee. let the entire ghee melt.
3. then add whole wheat flour.
4. stir and mix the whole wheat flour (atta) with the ghee.
5. mix very well to get a mixture without lumps.
6. on a low flame begin to fry the whole wheat flour in ghee.
7. fry the atta stirring non-stop.
8. the color of the flour will change as you keep on stirring and cooking it. keep
on stirring the flour to ensure even browning.
9. the atta or whole wheat flour should have a shade of dark golden color and
should have a nutty fragrance.
making kada prashad:
 1. when the atta turns to a dark golden color, add the sugar solution in two
parts. be very careful as the mixture bubbles and splutters a lot.
2. mix and stir very well.
3. then add the second part of hot sugar solution. continue to mix very well.
4. now cook the kada prashad stirring non-stop.
5. the mixture will thicken as it gets cooked.
6. the halwa will also start releasing ghee.
7. continue to stir non-stop and cook till the whole mixture becomes one mass
and leaves the sides of the pan.
8. the consistency of the kada prasad will also change as well as the color.
9. when the kada prashad has a thick pudding like consistency, then switch off
the flame.
10. serve kada prashad hot or warm.

recipe notes
rough nutrition info per serving:

Nutrition Facts
kada prashad recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 495 Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 21g 105%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
Cholesterol 88mg 29%
Sodium 6mg 0%
Potassium 75mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 33g
Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 21.3%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1.1%
Iron 4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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