Bombay Halwa, Karachi Halwa, Corn flour Halwa
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9, Oct 2016
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20-25 mins
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Ingredients:
- Corn flour or Corn starch - ½ cup
- Water - 1 ½ cup
- Ghee - 3 Tablespoon
- Cashew nuts, chopped - ¼ - ½ cup
- Cardamom powder - ¼ Teaspoon
- Food color as required
- Chopped almonds or pistachios for garnishing
For Sugar Syrup:
- Sugar - 1 ½ cup
- Water - 1 cup
Instructions:
Initial Preparation:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a pan, add in the chopped cashew-nuts and fry until slightly brown on low heat. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the corn flour and 1 ½ cups of water. Combine well without any lumps.
- Then add in the desired food color and mix well. Set aside.
Halwa Preparation:
- In a heavy bottomed wide pan, add in the ingredients mentioned in 'For sugar syrup'.
- Boil until the sugar is completely melted and the syrup become slightly sticky on medium heat. Stir occasionally.
- Then add in the cornflour batter and stir continuously. The halwa will start to thicken up, and becomes glossy and turns dark in color, don't stop stirring to avoid lumps.
- Once the mixture becomes thick, add in 1-2 tablespoons of ghee and cardamom powder.
- Stir continuously on low heat until the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan.
- In the meantime, grease a tray with ghee and set aside.
- Once the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan, add in the roasted cashew-nuts and stir continuously until the mixture come together as a whole mass.
- Then remove from heat and transfer it to the greased tray, level it with the back of a spoon or cup.
- Let it cool and set for at-least one hour, then flip the tray in an open plate and cut into desired shapes.
- Spread the chopped almonds or pistachios on top. Enjoy it either in room temperature or after refrigerating.
Notes:
- Once you add the corn flour batter in the sugar syrup, keep heat to low-medium.
- Stir continuously until the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan and come together as a whole mass. It will take approx:18-22 minutes.
Yield: Makes about 20-25 pieces
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Bombay Halwa, Karachi Halwa, Corn flour Halwa
Author - Yummy N Tasty |
Posted on - 9, Oct 2016 |
Recipe URL, https://www.yummyntasty.com/recipes/bombay-halwa-karachi-halwa-corn-flour-halwa/ |
Cooking time - 20-25 minutes |
Serving - - person(s) |
Ingredients :
- Corn flour or Corn starch - ½ cup
- Water - 1 ½ cup
- Ghee - 3 Tablespoon
- Cashew nuts, chopped - ¼ - ½ cup
- Cardamom powder - ¼ Teaspoon
- Food color as required
- Chopped almonds or pistachios for garnishing
For Sugar Syrup:
- Sugar - 1 ½ cup
- Water - 1 cup
Instructions :
Initial Preparation:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a pan, add in the chopped cashew-nuts and fry until slightly brown on low heat. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the corn flour and 1 ½ cups of water. Combine well without any lumps.
- Then add in the desired food color and mix well. Set aside.
Halwa Preparation:
- In a heavy bottomed wide pan, add in the ingredients mentioned in ‘For sugar syrup’.
- Boil until the sugar is completely melted and the syrup become slightly sticky on medium heat. Stir occasionally.
- Then add in the cornflour batter and stir continuously. The halwa will start to thicken up, and becomes glossy and turns dark in color, don’t stop stirring to avoid lumps.
- Once the mixture becomes thick, add in 1-2 tablespoons of ghee and cardamom powder.
- Stir continuously on low heat until the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan.
- In the meantime, grease a tray with ghee and set aside.
- Once the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan, add in the roasted cashew-nuts and stir continuously until the mixture come together as a whole mass.
- Then remove from heat and transfer it to the greased tray, level it with the back of a spoon or cup.
- Let it cool and set for at-least one hour, then flip the tray in an open plate and cut into desired shapes.
- Spread the chopped almonds or pistachios on top. Enjoy it either in room temperature or after refrigerating.
Notes:
- Once you add the corn flour batter in the sugar syrup, keep heat to low-medium.
- Stir continuously until the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan and come together as a whole mass. It will take approx:18-22 minutes.
Yield: Makes about 20-25 pieces
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