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Sunday 25 May 2014

Karachi Halwa



Karachi Halwa


Ingredients-

½ cup Corn flour
½ cup sugar
1 tea spoon lemon juice
1-2 drops yellow essence
4+1 table spoon ghee
1table spoon magaj seed
8-10 cashew nuts
1 table spoon cashew nuts and almonds chopped
1 tea spoon cardamom powder

Method –

Mix corn flour in ½ cup of water.
Grease a tray.
Mix sugar with one cup of water and bring it to a boil.
Add lemon juice, bring it to a boil again add yellow colour
Reduce heat to medium, add a half corn flour mixture and stir continuously.
When it boils add a half corn flour mixture again and stir continuously.
Cook till mixture is thickened and starts sticking. Reduce heat to low.
Add a little melted ghee to it and mix well.
When ghee is absorbed, add a little more and let it absorb. Continue till all the ghee is used up.
Take one teaspoon of mixture onto a plate, cool it and if it does not stick to the plate, remove pan from heat.
Add cardamom powder, magaj seeds and chopped nuts mix well and then spread it on a greased tray.
Cut into square shape and press the ½ cashew nuts on each piece. Serve when cool.