Wednesday 5 August 2015

Corn flour Halwa

A halwa is my most commonly tried out recipe. After Dates, Banana, Maida and Papaya halwas, here i am presenting Cornflour halwa which is a no fail recipe. It is very easy to make when compared to the other halwas as the time taken for the mixture to thicken in the pan is very less. Any colour can be added. Here i used a few drops of red rouge edible food colour. A very tasty and easy to prepare Halwa recipe. Enjoy.
Ingredients
Corn flour - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 and 1/2 cups
Water - 1 cup + 1 and 1/2 cups
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Cashew nuts - 1/4 cups, chopped finely
Cardamom powder - a tiny pinch
Food colour - a small pinch
Method
Take cornflour in a mixing bowl, add 1 and 1/2 cups of water and whisk it well to avoid lumps.Then add food color and mix well.Keep aside.
In a pan preferable nonstick, take sugar and add 1 cup of water. Allow it to boil and wait till the sugar completely dissolves and become slightly thick. No need to check for any string consistency but make sure the syrup is sticky.
Then add the cornflour mixture, keep stirring in low flame.Stir continuously to avoid lumps while adding.It will first start to form glossy here and there.
Then it will start to thicken and form a glossy texture here and there. Keep on stirring  until you see the halwa texture.Now add ghee and cardamom powder.
Once it is thick and comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan add fried cashews and switch off. Now transfer the mixture to a ghee greased plate.Let it to set atleast for an hour then cut into squares and enjoy.

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