| 8. Poha halwa (Sweet Rice flakes) |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| Rice flakes |
1 katori (45g) |
| Sunflower oil or Ghee |
3 tsp (15g) |
| Water |
1 tea cup (150ml to 200ml) |
| Cardamom (Powder) |
1 (Optional) |
| *Sugar |
6 tsp (30g) |
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| Method |
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Heat oil in a frying pan and fry rice flakes using strainer. |
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Coarse grind the fried rice flakes in a mixer using 150 ml of water. |
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Melt sugar in a thick bottomed pan and add the ground rice flakes. Cook for 20
minutes, till the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan. |
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Remove from fire. Serve hot or cool by setting in moulds. |
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| Variation – You may use boiled mashed potatoes in place of bottle gourd (Dudhi) to
prepare potato halwa. |
| Serving: 4 person |
| Nutritive Value |
| Serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1 |
103 |
0.75 |
16 |
4 |
2.5 |
17 |
27 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
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Suitable for renal failure patients. |
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Unsuitable for patient with uncontrolled Diabetes. |
| *Should be avoided by diabetics. In place of sugar, diabetics can make use of ‘Sugar
free’. |
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