There is a reason Diwali is the most loved and most celebrated festival for all Hindus – it is a festival that spans 5 days! No wonder everyone loves it! In India kids get extended holidays during Diwali season and most offices are also closed for all the key Diwali days. Alas no such luck for us folks who are outside of India. But nevertheless we do have extended celebrations too here which spans across multiple weekends! Hey it just comes once a year so why not? 🙂 Anyways, tomorrow is the 3rd day or the main day of Diwali and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped, along with Lord Ganesha. For folks who would like to read more about Diwali and the significance of all the 5 days of Diwali, check this link out. Also, a fellow blogger, Annett Bell, just posted a wonderful article on Diwali complete with beautiful images on her ‘Tales along the way’ blog – You can check out her post here.
So I have been making the Diwali goodies one by one and last night I wanted to make something sweet. I had been wanting to make Cashew nut Halwa (Kaju Katli as it is called) but I also wanted to reduce the sugar content that I saw in most recipes. Last year I had made almond date halwa and so I thought why not cashew date halwa? So there you go – my experiment was successful. Extremely finger licking delicious halwa this one! You really need to lick the fingers since the halwa turned out very soft and sticky 🙂 I will probably reduce the quantity of butter a tad bit next time I think but other than that I wouldn’t change a thing! I added saffron to flavor but you could use cardamom as well. Yummy halwa! One can definitely indulge a bit during Diwali don’t you think?
Happy Diwali folks! Enjoy! 🙂
Yum love the addition of Dates in this halwa.
thanks! yes this is indeed one delicious halwa! My husband who normally does not like sweets took an instant liking to this one! 🙂
taht does look finger lickin’ good and makes me want to test it out immediately but I am being healthy!
ha ha do try it …it has some healthful ingredients after all – dates and cashews! Its all good as long as you eat in moderation! But I cannot guarantee that! 🙂
exactly its the moderation I would have to aim for and which I know just looking at the list I would find very challenging 🙂
I agree…its hard to control! But i find it easier to eat some than depriving myself completely since if I do the latter then I find myself binging at some other time!
true too true!
The sweets look delicious and lovely decoration! Happy Diwali! 🙂
thanks Anugya! Happy Diwali to you too! 🙂
Wow, this looks so yummy, Indu!! Happy Diwali to you too! 😀
thanks Julianna! 🙂 yes it was indeed so delicious!