Coconut Halva (Kopra paak)

For anyone with a sweet tooth.

Time: 10-15 minutes
Serving Size: 4-6

Kopra paak is an indian sweet dish (desert). It is a delicious sweet, actually as a kid it used to be my favorite desert! My mom used to make it for me quite frequently! I wanted to make a sweet dish to send to my dear brothers! So I tried making kopra paak. It turned out great and it was very simple.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

1 cup (dry coconut)

1/2 cup (ricotta cheese) I used part-skim!

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Milk-Mava powder or carnation milk powder

2 spoons of ghee

few strands of saffron for color (if you heat for a few seconds in the microwave and then crush its better not necessary)

almond/pistachios/cashews for garnishing

Now the cooking process is also very simple

1. Take a microwave safe bowl with a lid mix all the ingredients (only 1 tea spoon ghee) (also not the garnishing ingredients )
2. Microwave for 2-3 minutes.
3. Stir add one more teaspoon of ghee/butter and microwave for 2-3 minutes.
4. If small circles can be formed from the mixture. It is done (make sure you don't overcook it).
5. Repeat heating if balls cannot be formed until necessary. Be careful though
6. Now take a baking dish or something similar grease the bottom with ghee and spread the mixture flat you can use a bowl greased at the bottom to press it and make it even.
   
7. Sprinkle almonds, pistachios, cardamom powder as desired.
8. Press on it again to make sure it sticks.
   
9. Leave aside for a little while and you can cut with a knife to make small squares.

And your sweet dish is ready!