Corn Flour Halwa | Karachi Halwa
Corn Flour Halwa is a gummy, yummy sweet made by simmering corn flour with sugar & nuts and cut into blocks. Corn Flour Halwa makes the day special and commonly made during Diwali. Corn Flour Halwa keeps well for days together.
Servings15 pieces
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cornflour
- 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup + 1 and 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 1/4 cup cashews
- a tiny pinch cardamom powder
- a pinch food colour
Instructions
- 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 Corn Flour Halwa chilled or warm.
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 corn flour with any flavored 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.
Nutrition Facts
Corn Flour Halwa | Karachi Halwa
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 613
Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 26mg9%
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 74mg2%
Carbohydrates 122g41%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 100g111%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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