Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   6                    chickoos
     1/2                teacup        milk
     1/4  cup           sugar -- up to 1/3, up to
 150      grams         khoya or milk powder made paste.
   2      drops         cochineal -- (essence) (2 to 3)
   1      tablespoon    ghee

Preparation:

Peel and mash chickoos or blend. Add milk and boil in heavy saucepan. When slightly thick add khoya and cook, stirring continuously. Add sugar and ghee. Cook on low turning continuously till ghee oozes. Garnish with almond or walnut in centre of the halwa.