Corn flour halwa is a very easy halwa.I had bookmarked this cornflour halwa recipe from Umas space and wanted to try it.I love halwa so much but considering the amount of ghee each halwa requires I always hold back but this halwa requires only little ghee unlike other halwa recipes.So Diwali is the right time to try this easy and no risk halwa, So what are waiting for? Put on your aprons and get ready with the ingredients 🙂
When I saw this pink cornflour halwa in her blog, it was looking soo pretty and attractive. I also wanted to add pink color but as she said the halwa traditionally is made in red,orange and yellow colors and also the pink food color I’ve is so dull, I choose the orange kesari food color.Thank you so much Uma for clearing all my doubts and also for giving tips to click the halwa.
Cornflour Halwa Recipe
Preparation Time:5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes:26 pieces
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Reference: Uma’s
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Reference: Uma’s
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
*Note : I halved the recipe and got 13 pieces
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 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.
Serve chilled or warm.
My Notes:
- You can use any food colour of your choice but traditional Karachi Halwa is available mostly in red, yellow and orange colours.I choose orange kesari food color.
- You can replace cornflour with any flavoured custard powder.
- If you want to serve it in a bowl then switch off a bit runny as you can see the texture in step4 smooth and shiny.
- I transferred the mixture and went to do some other works. So when I tried to pat the halwa after that, by then it started to set so the top was uneven as you can see in the pics.So act quickly after transferring.
- You can even add any essence of your choice.
- The halwa can be had hot or cold as per your preference.Keeps well for 5 days if refrigerated.
- Use a nonstick pan for best results.
- Make sure you cut the cashews very fine so that while cutting you will get smooth pieces.
Ramya Venkateswaran says
October 3, 2014 at 5:32 amLooks yummy
Rumana Ambrin says
October 3, 2014 at 5:51 amIt looks superb…
Divs says
October 4, 2014 at 4:09 amyummm! cute and vibrant halwa!
sara says
October 4, 2014 at 4:19 amIf I use 1/4cup flour mean tel me how much sugar and water sharmi
SHARMILEE J says
October 5, 2014 at 11:53 amSugar – 1/2 and 1/4 cups
Water – 1/2 + 3/4 cup
sara says
October 6, 2014 at 7:20 amThank U sharmi
Uma Chandrasekar says
October 6, 2014 at 8:56 pmIs corn flour same as corn starch ?
SHARMILEE J says
October 7, 2014 at 11:07 amNot really sure but guess its the same….please check and buy as I am not very sure
Priya Santhosh says
October 15, 2014 at 5:46 pmWorks perfect with corn starch too. Tried with corn starch and came out well. Thanks Sharmi.
Sasikala Sreedhar says
October 8, 2014 at 6:32 amTried and came out very well… First it appeared as if I have added more water but sometimes came out tasty..thanks
Simran says
October 8, 2014 at 6:01 pmWow!! never imagined it could be this easy. Will try this soon 🙂
thanks
Absolutely Serendipitous says
October 9, 2014 at 6:57 amHi,
I have been checking the recipes on your website and I must say they are amazing. I'm totally hooked on them.
Thivi ashok says
October 11, 2014 at 9:27 amHI I tried this halwa yesterday.its comes out awesome taste.my hubby and daughter likes very much.thank u
Aparna Raghavan says
October 14, 2014 at 5:27 pmPlanning to try this recipe, kaju katli n Mysore pak for diwali.. So tempting to give an attempt 🙂
Food Lover says
October 17, 2014 at 10:24 amif i cook the halwa for longer will it become chewy. i buy a chewy halwa and it is amazing.
Aparna Raghavan says
October 17, 2014 at 1:25 pmTried this today n came out very well.. Everyone liked it n Halwa was over in 3 hours 🙂
Gayathri Sivakumar says
October 19, 2014 at 12:46 pmI have got yellow corn flour. Can I use that to make this halwa?
SHARMILEE J says
October 19, 2014 at 1:00 pmYes you can use that….
Mohanapriya J says
October 20, 2014 at 9:07 amHi Sharmi,
I am a frequent visitor to your blog… I like all your recipes… especially the way you present them..it's certainly a visual delight i wud say…. keep rocking… i tried this corn flour halwa today… the taste is good..but i did not get that glossy texture 🙁 i was stirring it for a long time in low flame to see if i could get it… but no luck… any idea what could have gone wrong so that i can correct it next time… thanks!
SHARMILEE J says
October 20, 2014 at 3:43 pmNot really sure…because cornflour by itself gives a glossy finish after getting cooked along with sugar…..
Jeya says
October 20, 2014 at 6:12 pmHey mohanapriya, May be u shld use corn starch instead of regular corn flour..
Sharmi, as usual tempting recpie 🙂
boggarapu sravani says
November 12, 2015 at 5:03 pmThis recipe is made with corn starch ( fine powder) that is how we get glossy halwa. corn flour (grainy texture) results in halwa which looks like rawa kesar halwa. I made this disaster by using corn flour. Will definitely try it next time with corn starch. Thanks for the recipe.
harini says
October 22, 2014 at 4:32 amhi sharmi, i made this halwa,came out superb.just like urs.thanks for the recipe.
laila baloch says
January 1, 2015 at 7:17 ammy halwa is not chewy yet it is bit sticky and liquid like please somebody help me help me what do i do now ?? I prepared first time and did the same as shown above it is still in refrigerator i dnt know what to do with it. Please help me pleaseeee???
SHARMILEE J says
January 1, 2015 at 12:08 pmI think it is undercooked, you can just cook for few more mins and see
laila baloch says
January 1, 2015 at 7:18 pmthank u so much . Halwa is now good by cooking it more mins thank u sooo much 🙂 u r so lovely :*
Haripriya says
January 6, 2015 at 10:25 amI did this halwa today… its texture s gud but taste s not so gud… the raw flavour of corn flour remains the same… how to check whether the halwa s cooked well… how long will it take corn flour to cook?.. pls suggest. .
SHARMILEE J says
January 6, 2015 at 11:51 amIf the consistency is correct and if you have cooked it correctly then there should be no raw smell…I guess it is undercooked?!
raveen says
April 13, 2015 at 7:59 amHello sharmila
wonderful recipe and we did the same in a jiffy. Taste is good.forgot to add ghee and added in the tray , when still hot.we mixes it after adding ghee and set the same in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe
Kirthiga says
August 3, 2015 at 8:41 amCan we use any other flour instead of cornflour?
Nadhilah Qisthina says
September 19, 2015 at 9:12 pmHi Sharmi! I would say your recipe with those steps are great! Gonna try to make halwa next time, im so excited! I hope it will be as easy as what is written here, thank you ?
U NARESH 2014 says
September 21, 2015 at 3:07 amThanks for nice easy receipe
Karishma Kumari says
September 24, 2015 at 12:20 pmHi Sharmi, i tried the and all went well except that it took whole evening and night in the fridge to set. is it the usual time taken or did i somewhere go wrong with the recipe?
SHARMILEE J says
September 25, 2015 at 8:40 amIf you had switched off a bit early then it will take time to set as it will be goey….otherwise it gets set soon
julie_chris says
October 21, 2015 at 9:55 pmHi,
I tried this out and my halwa is still opaque and not glossy and transparent. What do I do?
SHARMILEE J says
October 22, 2015 at 6:23 amI am really not sure was the sugar syrup in the correct stage?
SHARMILEE J says
November 18, 2015 at 3:08 amIf it is cooked properly then it should be edible, else keep cooking for few more mins
Unknown says
October 28, 2015 at 11:44 amHi sharmi,the recipe is awesome. Thanks
akshay khanna says
November 9, 2015 at 11:16 amSharmi shall we prepare cornflour halwa the same way we prepare custard powder halwa
SHARMILEE J says
November 9, 2015 at 4:07 pmYes you can…
Agila says
November 18, 2015 at 12:48 amI did mistake in sugar syrup before thick consistency I have added corn flour ..i didn't get glossy …then it's total waste huh?
SHARMILEE J says
April 21, 2016 at 4:03 pmNo no just keep cooking…even if its goey it will taste good only
ibrahim khaleelulla sk says
April 21, 2016 at 5:09 amcan i use mango pury into this halwa.. please tell me the procedure
SANGEETHA says
June 21, 2016 at 10:07 amHi ms sharmilee, if I use 1 cup of corn flour, how much water, sugar and ghee shall be added. Tq
SHARMILEE J says
July 24, 2016 at 2:17 amPlease double the ingredients
Geeta Pawar says
June 29, 2016 at 5:58 amHello Sharmilee I tried this halwa yesterday…it was good in taste but not so rubbery in texture…pls guide
Unknown says
July 3, 2016 at 9:11 amHello Sharmilee I tried this halwa today…it came out very well all our family members loved it thankyou so much 🙂
Unknown says
October 4, 2016 at 5:37 amHi Sharmee, can you pleasae tell me what is the shelf life of this halwa ? Should it be stored in fridge or outside at room temperature
SHARMILEE J says
October 23, 2016 at 6:14 amKeep in room temperature for a day after that you can refrigerate but it leaves out a little water if stored in fridge…keeps well for 3 days in total
Lubna Moin says
October 17, 2016 at 6:42 pmHello Ma'am I tried this recipe today it was yummm…thankyou so much for sharing.
Unknown says
October 23, 2016 at 9:33 pmI tried this but didn't get that transparent. I used brown sugar, is it due to that?
SHARMILEE J says
October 27, 2016 at 12:51 pmMay be because of brown sugar…
Uthraa Venkatesan says
October 28, 2016 at 10:21 amCan I use yellow corn flour for the same recipe?
SHARMILEE J says
October 28, 2016 at 12:41 pmYes you can
Akshitha says
July 18, 2017 at 2:09 pmI tried it today but the halwa got hardened.. its not spongy instead it got hardened like stone.. can u please say y tht happened?
Sharmilee J says
August 17, 2017 at 6:01 amIf the halwa is overcooked then it becomes like that
Nicy says
April 20, 2018 at 3:35 pmIt came out well. Could you please tell me adding lemon juice or essence will enhance the taste. Which essence is used?
Sharmilee J says
April 26, 2018 at 9:05 amNot really sure of lemon juice but essence you can use any of ur favorite flavour like rose, orange etc
Janani says
January 12, 2019 at 10:06 pmIt came out so well and had been appreciated by all, especially the consistency