Papaya halva with cardamom and cashews
A cardamom and cashew-nut flavored papaya halva, gently cooked with ghee and sugar, to be enjoyed very cold as a festive dessert.
This Kerala dessert transforms papaya into a sweet and fragrant paste, which can be sliced once it has cooled.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time40 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total2 hr
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodCook over low heat, then cool down.
- Estimated cost$9.16 $1.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $2.98
- $0.19
- $5.99
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Sauté the diced papaya in ghee until it turns brown.
- In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, add the cooked papaya and sugar, and then simmer until the papaya is tender.
- Once the preparation is complete, add the cardamom and fried cashews to the ghee, mix well, and then remove from the heat. ≈ 4 min
- Pour: Pour the mixture into a greased dish with ghee. ≈ 3 min
- Allow to cool before serving.
The bill
Papaya halva with cardamom and cashews
- 1 kg of papaya, cut into small pieces$2.98
- 250 g of sugar (1 1/4 cups)$0.19
- 170 g of ghee (¾ cup)$5.99
Total$9.16
that's $1.15 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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