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Bread Halwa - Indian Sweet

It takes quite some will to supress one’s appetite to indulge in a rich Indian sweet, be it a melt-in-the-mouth gulab jamun or bread halwa. But who can resist them? Over the past week we have been indulging ourselves with a lot of desserts - badam kheer, biscuit cake and bread halwa to name a few of the sinful temptations as we entertained friends at home.

Bread Halwa -A rich Indian sweet preparation

Whenever there is left over bread at home, its either dried and crumbled to be used later as bread crumbs or more often than not, prepare bread halwa. Its simple to make and is a rich sweet which calls for a generous amount of sugar and ghee (clarified butter). Surely we should have the luxury of indulging ourselves, once in a while, to savor such sinful temptations!! -:)

Bite sized pieces of bread are fried in a generous amount of ghee till golden brown and then cooked in a milk, sugar and a paste of almonds and cashewnuts till soft and topped with almonds and cashews. The halwa has a rich sweet taste and can be served either warm or cold. I prefer my halwa warm as the halwa tends to be soft and has a nice mouthfeel, while the cold halwa is not-so-soft as it tends to harden a bit. But the taste is heavenly either way.

Bread Halwa Recipe

Cooking Time: 30 mts

Cuisine: South Indian

Serves 6-7 persons

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Ingredients:

3/4 cup - 1 cup ghee (clarified butter)

1 loaf bread

6-8 cardamoms (elachi)

2 tbsps almonds (badam)

2 tbsps cashewnuts

1 lt milk (low fat)

1 ¼ cup sugar (increase or decrease as per your taste)

1 Tear the bread into bit sized pieces. Heat three fourth cup of ghee in a cooking vessel and add the bread pieces and fry them till they turn a golden brown.
2 Grind elachi, almonds and cashewnuts (leave a few almonds and cashewnuts aside for garnish) to a fine paste.
3 Meanwhile boil the milk, add sugar and keep stirring it till it blends into the milk. Add the fried bread pieces and the remaining ghee to this mixture.
4 Let it simmer till the bread pieces turn soft and cook in the milk mixture. Garnish with the almonds and cashewnuts.
4 Serve warm or refrigerate until chilled and serve. It tastes good both warm and cold.

Bread Halwa - Indian sweet prepared with bread, clarified ghee and sugar
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By sailu • Sep 14th, 2006 • Category: All Recipes, Dairy & Milk, Desserts, Flour Recipes, Indian Sweets, South Indian Recipes

55 Responses »

  1. meena on September 14th, 2006 at 12:58 pm:

    sailaja ,

    this halwa looks great!!! can use whole weat bread instead white…?thanks for sharing.Hey!! i have tagged you for meme..awaiting to know abt you.thank you

  2. Jeff on September 14th, 2006 at 12:58 pm:

    Sugar, carbs and Gee…how can this not be a great treat??

  3. Arjuna on September 14th, 2006 at 1:45 pm:

    Sailu
    Bread halwa looks scrumptious :-)
    Instead of frying the bread in ghee I always toast them in the oven by rubbing just a little bit of ghee on the top of each slice(just to feel less guilty when I eat it)

  4. Pavani on September 14th, 2006 at 2:53 pm:

    That looks yummy.. Can I have some?? It is very similar to Double ka meeta, but way more simpler. Thanks for sharing.

  5. Deepz on September 14th, 2006 at 3:03 pm:

    Hi Sailu, This dish looks very delicious and easy to make.

  6. prema on September 14th, 2006 at 8:01 pm:

    Hi Sailu,
    Bread halwa is new to me..looks great. thanks for the recipe.

  7. smita on September 14th, 2006 at 8:56 pm:

    Authentic Hyderabadi Double-ka-Meetha! Yummy..yummy!

  8. Kalyan on September 15th, 2006 at 12:19 am:

    Mouth watering , Simply.

  9. nandita on September 15th, 2006 at 8:08 am:

    Sailu,
    This one looks yum, but the one cup ghee and deep frying in ghee is a major deterrent. I’ll just be happy looking at the pics…
    Cheers

  10. Priya on September 15th, 2006 at 8:30 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    Bread halwa chaala bagundi..aa cup ala ne photo nunchi theeskuvalanipisthundi :-) Double ka meetha laa ne undi, memu oka sari try chesamu, ghee lo near full slices ni fry chesaka…we shifted it to a tray, poured milk to saok the slices and left it in the oven for 20-30 mins. Eela chesthe bread slice shape alane untundi ani and dry fruits tho garnish matrame chesamu, next time paste cheyyadam try cheyyali. Thank you :-)

  11. lera on September 15th, 2006 at 8:47 am:

    Wow! a halwa treat that’s rich and delicious…

    I too as KA said, toast the bread in the oven with a dash of ghee smeared on both the sides…

  12. Anupama on September 15th, 2006 at 11:16 am:

    Sailu, this is simply delicious. I will definitely try this one.BTW how did you make the photo strip in your side bar.

  13. mandira on September 15th, 2006 at 1:10 pm:

    The bread halwa looks simply delicious. Can we replace white bread with whole wheat or oat bread?

    Sure you can Mandira, replace with whole wheat bread.

  14. usha on September 15th, 2006 at 10:24 pm:

    Looking gr8.Its ne wto me, surely will try…let u know about it

  15. MenuToday on September 16th, 2006 at 5:25 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    Your Bread Halwa looks fantastic!!!! Thanks for sharing an authentic Hyderabad dish.!!!!

  16. krithika on September 16th, 2006 at 3:15 pm:

    Looks delicious !!

  17. haripriya on September 16th, 2006 at 8:16 pm:

    tht looks wonderful!!!!!!!!thnx for sharing…u have a very nice blog…

  18. deepu on September 18th, 2006 at 12:18 am:

    This is awesome!!
    Do u have recipe for Sujji halwa? If yes, Pls let me know. Thanks!

  19. Asha on September 18th, 2006 at 7:38 am:

    Hi Sailu, great recipe for festival days!! Yes! some recipes are laden with ghee but you don’t eat them everyday anyway, right?? :)
    Thanks for the recipe, worth the wait!!

  20. Ramela on September 18th, 2006 at 11:45 am:

    Hi

    This halwa looks good and will definately taste good and the best thing is that we call cook it faster thanks alot for this wonderful receipe.

  21. Sushma on September 18th, 2006 at 7:06 pm:

    The Bread halwa looks very good. Thanxs for sharing such a good recipe. Also, I recently posted bottle gourd kheer on my website, please try it sometime, I am sure it would please your sweet tooth :-)

    Regards
    Sushma

  22. Pranavi on September 20th, 2006 at 12:36 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    I really love your write-ups and presentation.
    Your Dosaavakaaya pics are mouth-watering.
    And the music tops everything.
    Good job!

  23. lakshmi on September 21st, 2006 at 7:18 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    nice recipe mouthwatering, well presented , beautiful snaps.

  24. Ratnavalli on September 22nd, 2006 at 12:21 pm:

    Chala manchi recipe andi.Thanks for sharing.

  25. Linda on September 24th, 2006 at 2:03 am:

    Came by for a visit but thought I had already left a comment here… perhaps I dreamed it? :) This is so decadent I may have to save for Thanksgiving — my one big family meal served here in a year. I think it is the perfect way to introduce my folks to Indian cuisine. BTW never heard this soundtrack you have Sailu — usually have speakers off — I am a bird lover so really enjoyed.

  26. Chandrika on September 26th, 2006 at 12:09 am:

    A delightful dessert!! :-)

  27. Priya on September 26th, 2006 at 12:08 pm:

    Hi Sailu,
    Enti mayam aypoyaru…chaala rojulu ayyindi meeru post chesi. Hope all is fine at your end. Waiting to hear from you soon.

  28. Vishala on September 27th, 2006 at 11:36 am:

    Hey,
    I am a student pursuing my master’s. I have a potluck tomorrow and I know exactly what to make now ‘coz this is so easy to make…..Thank you Sailaja :-)

  29. sra on September 30th, 2006 at 11:12 pm:

    Hey Sailu, thanks for the welcome!

  30. Abha on October 1st, 2006 at 1:50 am:

    Nice Blog. Visit my blog.. Need your comments…

  31. Nandita on October 1st, 2006 at 10:50 am:

    Hey Sailu,
    Not seen a post from you for long…are you away? or did i miss something?

  32. Bhargavi on October 5th, 2006 at 9:17 am:

    Hi sailu!!

    Nice pics!!
    I usually prepare double-ka-meeta with bread. My recipe is somewhat similar to urs.
    I ll try ur version soon …thankyou for sharing!!

  33. Tin on October 5th, 2006 at 3:18 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    How are you doing? I’ve been missing you. I just want to drop by and letting you know that I’m just thinking of you today. I hope all is well…

    Hugs,
    Tin

  34. Shankari on October 6th, 2006 at 5:56 am:

    Oh wow! Looks lovely, have never eaten this, I will give it a try soon.And your pakodas looked just like the one’s we get from street vendors in India…awesome..drool drool

  35. rp on October 9th, 2006 at 8:36 pm:

    where are you sailu? hope all is well with you and family.

  36. Lakshmiammal on October 9th, 2006 at 11:14 pm:

    Hi sailu,
    Great recipe. I tried it. It was a great success. I jus luv it. Thanks. Pls visit my blog . I need yr comments

  37. VK Narayanan on October 21st, 2006 at 1:44 pm:

    Hi Sailu:

    It has been a while talking to you. We are now back. Happy Diwali!

    Here is my personal invitation to you to participate at VCC Q3 2006. The deadline has been now extended. See you at the show!

    vkn
    My Dhaba

  38. Chitz on October 23rd, 2006 at 3:12 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    Just wanted to wish you a joyous Deepavali and also, tell you that I’m horribly missing your posts! Hope all is well and you put up another one of your amazing recipes soon!

  39. Asha on October 24th, 2006 at 11:16 am:

    Happy Diwali! You must have had a great Diwali, no need to ask!
    I missing ur recipes!:)

  40. Jyothi on October 27th, 2006 at 11:22 am:

    Hi Sailaja,

    first of all i want to thank you for ur lovely great receipes.

    I am jyothi from ongole. currently working in USA

    naku peddaga emi varieties cheyyatam radu. US vacchaka konni try chesanu kani baga raledu .

    edo receipe kosam search cheste me website chusanu.
    i tried califlower tomoto curry. it is very nice and my husband liked very much(ma husband ki califlower, cabbage istam undhadu kani mi recipe chala baga nacchindhi. eppudu thane califlower curry cheyyamani aduguthunnadu)
    After that i tried other receipes and all came well

    Thank U once again
    -Jyothi

  41. Jyotsna on October 29th, 2006 at 10:00 am:

    Some site you have here Sailu! It is so nicely designed and you can get at any recipe under the sun in no time at all!

  42. Manju Bansal on October 30th, 2006 at 6:38 am:

    Your site is great. For a long time you are not contributing to your site. Start again. Thanks!!

  43. roopa on April 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 pm:

    Nice idea Sailu :)

  44. tina on July 20th, 2007 at 12:44 am:

    Hi.this halwa seems very tasty.

  45. anu on September 21st, 2007 at 9:09 am:

    Hai,
    this halwa is good and tasty. we can do this with out making them into pieces also.

  46. ravi, kutty, mittu, mohithe on September 25th, 2007 at 5:11 am:

    sailu garu…we love to eat bread halwa all the time but we dont know how to make it. U just made us known how to make bread halwa. Here everybody saying that u made a scrumptious bread halwa we try definety… Thank you…

  47. loku on September 27th, 2007 at 10:02 am:

    sailu…..

    I just made halwa which u have said. Its really tasty. Its really good.Thank u……

  48. Chandu on October 30th, 2007 at 5:21 pm:

    WoW! I will try it today.

  49. Balaji on December 9th, 2007 at 10:23 am:

    Hai Sailu,thanks for giving suggestions to make halwa.
    It’s simply awesome.

  50. Pam on February 13th, 2008 at 9:34 am:

    Can the bread be toasted or baked then put some butter on top. Thanks.

  51. anonymous on February 19th, 2008 at 11:13 pm:

    Your photos are all stolen from the following site.
    http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/badam-halwa.php

  52. Suri on February 28th, 2008 at 8:16 am:

    I made this. I toasted the bread and applied butter instead of frying, still it came good. My son loved it too. Thanks for the easy receipe.

  53. Diane on March 1st, 2008 at 3:13 pm:

    Yummy! That looks well nice! I’ll have to give it a go! It looks like the recipe can be scaled down easily too!

  54. swathi on March 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm:

    Hi Sailu, This dish looks very delicious and easy to make.thanks a lot….

  55. Rizwan on March 23rd, 2008 at 11:19 am:

    HI! Nice recipe! But one question: What’s a loaf of bread? Is that one whole roti?

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