Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Halwa

Ingredients
All purpose flour 1cup
Sugar 2 1/2cups
Ghee 1 1/2cups
Cardamom powder 1/2tsp
Food color(I used Green) 1/8tsp
Cashews(broken) 1/4cup
Almonds(broken) 1/4cup
Pista essence- few drops
Salt a pinch
Corn flour- 1 tbp
Method 
Mix maida,corn flour,salt and food color with 2-21/2 cups of water ,strain it and set aside.Keep a heavy bottom wide mouth pan on the stove top with half cup of water,dissolve the sugar and let it boil till it reaches single string consistency.
Once the sugar syrup reaches the consistency add in the maida mixture and pista essence and stir it vigorously till it cooks.

Now slowly add ghee with intervals and stir it continuously till the  mixture leaves the sides. Add the cardamom powder and turn off the stove. Fry the cashews and almonds in a tsp of ghee and add half amount of nuts to the halwa.
Grease a tray with ghee and sprinkle the remaining nuts on the tray.Now pour the mixture on the tray and allow it to cool.
Cut into desired shape with a greased knife.

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