ANAROSHER HALWA

I find Halwa the quickest dessert one can prepare, it can be made in a jiffy. I believe non-Bengali speaking Indians, its immediate neighbours prepare halwa way better than Bengalis. At least I find their's tastier than our's. There is no such trick or expertise in it, that measurement of half-n-half ghee & semolina or flour is what makes difference. What I can say on behalf of Bengalis is that we are not in habit of using gallons of ghee unless we are cooking a pulao..... we usually use ghee as condiment to go with rice or garnish dish. I really wish to prepare ghee at home the way our mother used to do / does. Why not? The daddy had to have milk all day, that unhealthy over boiled creamy, warm milk post dinner. So, storing "shor" that is milk cream was not a problem for our mother. I don't know reason but she used to do it only in winter. Oh my! A week long of stored milk cream gave only 100-150ml of ghee / clarified butter. It was worth because you get pure, unadulterated, flavourful ghee that way. Some of my blogger friends have same recipe in their blog because it is traditional way of doing it. Here we get two varieties, one is priced at 10:90-11:90$ for a litre while the other costs around 21$ for a litre. You all know I am a miser, I go for less priced Britannia, Amul or Govardhan's cow ghee. I do not know why our parents were keen about feeding me "bhaisa dudh" / buffalo milk since birth, that is the main reason of me turning into an obese. Anyway, this vegan, sugar free, quick, easy, healthier dessert / sweet with gluten-free flours, tinned pineapple juice ANAROSHER HALWA  proves to be less guilty.

See, I cannot concentrate on going ahead with blog post on a Sunday, the senior keeps television  set switched on all day in highest volume. He keeps on switching between CNN & NETFLIX. I just got hooked to what this Senegalese Chef had to say.... how the not so affluent him managed a student visa to that "shob peyechir desh" and now serving Senegalese food to the "cheese & potato lovers." Thereafter these girls, I admire such enterprising girls.... nothing can deter them, see how confidently they speak. I like only those beautiful women who are not  bothered "only" of their "beautiful faces"..... they are confident they are way more qualitative than being just a face. Why only blame a girl, there are males whose obsession for a nicely curved face and body is such that they express it in their actions throughout their lives.

Why I watch these shows? Look I am having "muri-badam" makha.... I will hardly try a Senegalese dish leaving "shorshe bata diye data chocchori."

I will be me... cook, eat, share my no frill food pictures, recipes. I will strongly protest if anyone only  comment about my face.... I am not obsessed with that, never tried to woo males with my physicality.... that's something I never can do.... The day I started posting my natural self in public, I lost followers but that was good. The wrong types of messages I hate stopped coming in, while I know some people who enjoy those nonsense.... it's their personal choice.... However hugging-kissing scenes with people with no common interest is not my cuppa.... I don't mingle for personal interests. I do not fear "unfollows" because I know only the right kinds will stay by me.... thats a good feel. People should give me liberty to go ahead with my sarees & dresses at times if not often, people should know I idolise better qualities in people like some special skills, their knowledge about literature, art, architecture, science, photography.... only face irritates me [jealous? nay]. I do make it a point to stand by "some" of those who are still obsessed with a "specially designed face"..... know  that I cannot avoid it .... but I do not wish to be in that league who worship "faces". I have to square up now, it's a Sunday, Cristine already went off. You know I am not the kind who can tolerate crumbled bed spread until late morning, I come from a family to whom "bashi ghar, bashi bichana" cleaning within a particular time period every morning is sacred job. Cristine however cleans beds and go. The husband will not take me to buy a single piece of jewelry on this last Sunday before Pujo, so late afternoon I will stroll in local mall, have "black coffee and Taro Pie"at Burger King, I prefer their's more than Mac's..... I love a Buskin Robbins & "Khogen Das" too, only when Husband treats me with. As of now, let me share this homemade, less guilt dessert garnished with almond, pistachio ANAROSHER HALWA.

INGREDIENTS :

GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR : 1SMALL TEA CUP

CRUSHED RIPE PINEAPPLE : 1OO ML [I used tinned]
SUGAR : 1 TBSP [The tinned fruit has sugar]
GREEN CARDAMOM POD : 2-3
BAY LEAF : 1
OIL : 1 TBSP + 2 TSP
CHOPPED ALMOND, PISTACHIO TO GARNISH

PROCEDURE :

Halwa making is pleasure. We love. The son doesn't enjoy but eats when it's made with fruits. So I do.

Warm oil in  wok. Temper with torn cardamom pods, bay leaf.

Add gluten-free flour, keep roasting for 7-8 minutes. Caramelise sugar, add to wok. Mix well.

Add the tinned pineapple with sugar syrup. Keep stirring for 3-4 minutes.

Add 2 tsp oil, roasted dry fruits & nuts, fold in well! Enjoy having warm!