Medicated halwa

This dish is specially prepared in southern Kerala for postpartum care ( delivery after care ). But now a days due to the fast paced life these traditional recipes and postpartum care methods confines mostly to village living.

Recipe

 Red bran raw rice 2 cups
Caraway seeds [ajwan/ayamodaka] 1 tblspn
Black pepper 1 tblspn
Turmeric powder 1 tblspn
Garlic 20 cloves
Palm sugar 250 gm[karuppetti in kerala]
Cow ghee 4 tblspn
 Soak rice for 4 hours.Wash,drain,add pepper,caraway seeds,garlic and grind it in a blender.
Add palm sugar and turmeric,grind again to blend well in a fine texture and pouring consistency.
Heat the mixture in a wok by continuous stirring.When starts thickening add ghee 1 by 1 spoons
till the halwa gets seperated from the sides of the wok and becomes non sticky.Remove the halwa
into a  ghee brushed tray.Allow to cool.Cut into small pieces and store in an air tight container.