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Karachi Halwa
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Karachi Halwa

🇮🇳 Indian

Cornflour jelly halwa, stretchy Bombay sweet with cashew studs. Festival sweetness, made the slow way. Serve at room temperature, cut small — sweetness needs no size.

Prep 29 min Cook 41 min Serves 6 Hard

Ingredients

  • Salta pinch
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • Sugar1 tsp
  • Corn Flour500 g
  • Almonds1/4 cup, blanched and slivered
  • Green Cardamom4, ground

Instructions

  1. 1

    Set out every ingredient measured and ready; Indian sweets move fast once the heat is on.

  2. 2

    Combine the corn flour with the sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan and begin cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly.

  3. 3

    Keep going until the mass pulls away from the pan and glistens; the colour should deepen a shade.

  4. 4

    Add the ghee, cardamom and any nuts or saffron; fold through and cook two minutes more.

  5. 5

    Shape or slice once it has cooled enough to handle; it firms up as it rests.

Chef's tip

Don't crowd the pan; steam is the enemy of the browning that builds flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Bombay Halwa Recipe/ Easy Corn Flour Halwa/ Karachi Halwa · on YouTube