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Vegan Almond Halwa (Instant Pot Badam Halwa) Oil-free

Vegan Almond Halwa & Almond Ladoo - Instant Pot Badam Halwa with no added refined oil. No ghee or dairy! 5 Mins active time. 6 Ingredients! Gluten-free Grain-free Soy-free Recipe. Makes 4 Indian size servings

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: badaam halwa, badam halwa, badam ladoo, instant pot almond halwa, vegan badam halwa
Servings: 4
Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

  • 3 to 8 tbsp water (3 Tbsp water for crumbly Halwa and for ladoos, 1/2 cup(8 tbsp) water for thin pudding like halwa, 1/3 cup water for thick halwa)
  • 1/3 cup sugar (cane sugar,conut sugar, or jaggery powder)
  • 3 drops of lime juice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • Flavors: cardamom seeds from 4 green cardamom pods(see note), or 6 to 8 saffron strands, or 1/8 tsp cinnamon, or 1/2 tsp rose water
  • 1 cup almond flour
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Instructions

  • Add hot water to a baking dish or pyrex** that fits your instant pot. Add the sugar and mix in. Add the lime juice, salt and flavors(cardamom, saffron etc) and mix in. (See notes for stove top)
  • Add almond flour and press and mix. With less water, you will have to press and mix so there are no dry lumps. if making the thinner halwa, use a whisk to mix in the almond flour.
  • Add 1.5 cups of water to the instant pot. Place the dish in the steamer basket and lower into the instant pot. Cover with a light lid or foil.
  • Close the lid and pressure cook for 5 minutes at high pressure. Let the pressure release naturally.
  • Carefully remove the dish from the instant pot. Garnish with chopped nuts, raisins or chopped dates and serve.
  • To make ladoos: Chill almond halwa made with 3 tbsp water, for half an hour, then roll into balls. Roll in coconut, finely chopped nuts or seeds of choice, or drizzle with chocolate for a halloween treat.
  • Store: Store on the counter for the day. Refrigerate for upto 5 days.

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Notes

** You can also use the steel insert. The thicker pyrex or baking dish cooks more evenly and the halwa doesnt stick as much to them.
Green Cardamom: Use a knife to slice open the cardamom pod. Remove the black/grey seeds and break them into individual seeds if they are clumped. You can also use 1/4 tsp ground cardamom instead.
Stove Top: Use 1/2 cup water, add to a skillet over medium heat with sugar, flavor,salt and lime. Bring to a boil. Cook for another minute. Then fold in the almond flour. Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for 5 to 10 mins or until desired consistency. Stir occasionally.    
Almond flour: You can make your own almond flour by blending raw almonds in a blender. Add a tbsp of starch so that the almond flour does not get too buttery. You can also use other other nut flour such as macadamia, cashew, pistachio.
Variations:
Use half coconut shreds(small shred, process in blender to make small shreds for best result) and half almond to make coconut almond ladoo. 
Add 2 tsp vegan butter for decadent halwa. 
 
Nutrition is for 1 serve

Nutrition

Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 73mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg