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Halwa Puri Chana Recipe | Ashtami/Navami Prasad Recipe

Halwa Puri Chana Recipe

Sneha Paul
Learn how to make halwa puri chana recipe for Navratri prasad.
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Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 40 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 person

Ingredients
  

Ingredients For Kala Chana Recipe:

    For pressure cooking chana:

    • ½ cup kala chana or black chickpeas
    • Salt/sendha namak to taste
    • ½ cup water

    For making kala chana:

    • ½ tbsp red chilli powder
    • ½ tbsp dhaniya/coriander powder
    • ½ tsp jeera/cumin powder
    • ½ tsp amchur/dry mango powder
    • ⅛ tsp haldi/turmeric powder
    • 1 tbsp ghee
    • ¼ tsp jeera/cumin
    • Pinch of hing/asafoetida
    • ½ inch ginger julienne
    • 1 green chilli chopped
    • ¼ cup water
    • ½ tsp garam masala powder
    • Salt/sendha namak to taste

    Ingredients For White Suji Halwa Recipe:

    • ¼ cup ghee
    • ½ cup suji/semolina
    • 1.5 cups water
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 hari elaichi/green cardamom slightly broken
    • 1-2 tbsp chopped nuts

    Instructions
     

    Instructions For Kala Chana Recipe:

    • Wash the chana with water, and soak them for 7-8 hours or overnight.
    • Once soaked strain & rinse with water.
    • Transfer the chana to a pressure cooker. Add salt and water.
    • Secure the lid. Cook over high flame. After the first whistle, lower the flame and cook for 10-15 minutes or until they are fully cooked.
    • In a bowl add, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur powder, turmeric powder and a little water. Mix well to make a lump-free paste. Keep it aside.
    • Heat a pan over medium flame. Add ghee, cumin, hing, ginger and green chilli. Cook until the cumin splutters.
    • Add the spice mixture and stir continuously. Cook until oil separates
    • Add the cooked chana, water, garam masala and salt. Mix well.
    • Cook until the water completely evaporates & the masala coats well.
    • Kala chana is ready!

    Instructions For Suji Halwa Recipe:

    • Heat a pan over low flame, add the ghee and suji. Stir and cook the suji until it is aromatic.
    • Add water, sugar and green cardamom.
    • Keep cooking while stirring continuously until it has thickened and the water has absorbed.
    • Switch the flame off.
    • Add chopped nuts. Mix well.
    • Suji halwa is ready!
    • Deep fry atta/wheat flour puri.
    • Serve hot with kala chana and suji halwa.

    Notes

    (Total time includes soaking time)
    Keyword navratri recipes