Custard Halwa
Custard Halwa is a chewy, delicious sweet made by simmering custard powder, sugar, ghee & nuts and shaped to blocks. Custard Halwa recipe is simple & quick to make than the regular halwa and requires lesser ghee. Custard Halwa is a colourful, gummy delight!
Servings9 pieces
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 6 nos cashews broken
- a tiny pinch cardamom powder
Instructions
- Take custard powder and sugar in a pan, add 2 cups of water.
- Whisk it well to avoid lumps, mix well till sugar completely dissolves, we are doing all this off the stove. Grease a tin / plate with ghee and keep it ready.
- Heat the pan and keep stirring.
- Keep stirring in low flame. Stir continuously to avoid lumps. It will first start to form glossy here and there, then fully glossy. Add a tablespoon of ghee at this stage.
- Add cardamom powder.
- Then it will start to thicken. Keep on stirring until you see the halwa texture.
- Once it is thick and comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan add remaining ghee, cashews, mix well and switch off.
- Now transfer the mixture to a ghee greased plate. Let it to set at least for an hour then cut into squares and enjoy.
- 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 tin. Let it to set atleast for an hour then invert, cut into squares and enjoy.
- Garnish each square with cashews. Enjoy Custard Halwa!
Notes
- You can use any food colour of your choice but I choose to leave it the natural orange color the custard powder gave.
- 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.
- 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 or heavy bottomed pan for best results.
- Make sure you cut the cashews very fine so that while cutting you will get smooth pieces.
Nutrition Facts
Custard Halwa
Amount Per Serving (50 g)
Calories 166
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 12mg4%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 11mg0%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 0.02g0%
Sugar 33g37%
Protein 0.2g0%
Vitamin A 3IU0%
Vitamin C 0.01mg0%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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