Ingredients: Raw rice / Pachari / Sona Masoori rice – ½ kg (Soaked for 2 hrs) Jaggery – 1 kg (Choose dark variety) Coconut milk* – Milk of 2 big coconuts Ghee – 1 cup Cashew nuts – A handful Cardamom – To taste (Powdered) Steps: Grind rice to a smooth paste. (Alternatively, you can finely powder the rice.) Melt jaggery in 1½ cup water. Strain the jaggery syrup, if it has any impurities. Let it cool. Add rice paste (or rice powder), coconut milk and cooled jaggery syrup to a heavy bottomed pan. Mix well. Turn on the stove. Keep stirring continuously and bring it to boil. It starts to thicken in 10 minutes. Keep adding ghee in batches in between. Reduce the flame when you add ghee to avoid spilling. Then increase the flame and keep stirring. After almost 45 minutes, add powdered cardamom and cashew nuts. It took me around 1½ hours to get this done. Remember to stir the whole time. Cook for another 30 minutes once the ghee starts to separate. Switch off once the mixture thickens well. Stir for another 5 minutes. Transfer the hot mixture to a pan lined with butter paper. Smoothen the surface. Let it rest for a day. Cut and enjoy the melt in the mouth black halwa. Notes: -Extract milk thrice (first, second and third milk) from coconut adding lukewarm water. -You can add half ghee and half coconut oil, if you prefer. -This can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. Dates Halwa - http://y2u.be/YuF_tfV8vHY Kumbalanga Halwa - http://y2u.be/XsaiAMutSYE Mango Halwa - http://y2u.be/HdhqhO6h0s0 Banana Halwa - http://y2u.be/my6tiW0LsLs Karachi Halwa - http://y2u.be/axrzKr57rfo Thirunelveli Halwa - http://y2u.be/adH2xhWy2tM Mia Kitchen Beginner's cooking channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrKA2V99QpgpeS7UPIPA_Q Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MiaasKitchen/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/KitchenMia Mail me - miakitchen2014@gmail.com iOS App - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mia-kitchen/id1348204794 Android App - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.appmaker.miakitchen