How To Make Festival-Style Jouzi Halwa At Home

By Rajlakshmi

November 19,2025

It is made with a lot of ghee, sprouted wheat flour, milk, saffron, a particular spice, and nuts and is cooked on a low flame. The nutmeg or jauz spice that is added to this halwa gives it a very distinctive flavour. The fact that this halwa has multiple layers of flavour and is low in sugar is its best feature. Here is a recipe for Jauzi Halwa that you can make at home

Ingredients

1 litre of full-fat milk ⅓ cup of sprouted wheat flour ½ cup of sugar ¼ tablespoon of  ghee 1 tablespoon of cashews 1 tablespoon of pistachios 1 tablespoon of crushed almonds Orange food colour, optional ¼ teaspoon of saffron soaked in ¼ cup of Milk 2 whole nutmeg or jaiphal

Step 1

Chop the nuts, soak the saffron in 1/4 cup of milk, and grind the nutmegs into a fine powder.

Step 2

Heat a heavy-bottomed pan, add the milk, and the sprouted wheat flour. Combine thoroughly, and then stir occasionally as it boils.

Step 3

Keep stirring constantly to achieve a granular texture as the milk begins to thicken and decrease.

Step 4

Add the ghee, sugar, saffron mixture, food colour (optional), and nutmeg powder to the milk until it reaches the consistency of condensed milk.

Step 5

Stir well, and cook for three minutes on low heat. Now, incorporate the chopped nuts while keeping some for garnishing.

Step 6

For about 4-5 minutes, roast the halwa while stirring often, or until the fat separates.

Step 7

Add chopped nuts and some pure ghee as garnish. Serve jouzi halwa.