Monday 10 February 2014

CORN FLOUR HALWA (KARACHI / BOMBAY HALWA)


Its an easy and yummy halwa, also known as Karachi halwa / Bomaby halwa.

Ingredients :-
Corn Flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 3 cups
Water - 4 cups
Ghee / Butter - 3-4 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
A Pinch of Cardamom Powder 
Fried Cashew nuts - 3-4 tsp
A Pinch of Food Colour 

Method :-
Take a bowl and mix Corn flour, water and food colour together without any lumps and keep aside. Heat a non-stick pan. Add sugar and water to it. When sugar melted completely (no need of string consistency), add a few drops of lemon juice and stir. Now, add the corn flour mixture to the sugar syrup slowly and stir it continuously. Cook the entire process in low flame. At the same time fry the chopped cashew nuts with little ghee till light brown. When corn flour start to thick, add ghee and mix well. Stir it till the mixture becomes glossy and leave the sides of the pan. Add fried cashew nuts and cardamom powder and mix well. Cook for more 2-5 minutes and then switch off the flame. Grease a plate with little ghee/butter and transfer the mixture to the plate and spread it evenly. Keep it for cool and refrigerate it for 1-2 hours. Cut it into slices as your desired size n shape and Serve. Now, its ready to eat...:)    



                                                       

                                                        

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