Bombay Halwa – Karanchi Halwa

Bombay Halwa – Karanchi Halwa

Ingredients

• 1 cup corn flour
• 2 cup sugar
• ¼ cup ghee
• 1 cup chopped dry fruits (cashew, almonds, pistachios)
• Pinch of red colour
• ¼ tsp citric acid (lemon salt)
• ½ tsp cardamom powder
• 3 cup water

Method  (How to make bombay karachi halwa at home easy method)

• Take sugar in a non stick par or any heavy bottom pan and add sugar and 2 cups of water. Mix well and heat till the sugar is melted.
• While sugar is melting, take cornflour in a bowl and add in 1 cup of water and mix well so no lumps are formed.
• When sugar melt completely in pan, switch stove to low flame and pour the corn flour mix in and mix well.
• And stirring continuously from the bottom of the pan on low flame till it is thick, glossy and jelly like. (it will take around 15-20 minutes)
• Now add citric acid and 2 tbsp of ghee and keep mixing till mixture absorb all the ghee.
• Add food colour and more ghee and mix well. Use all the ghee in 3-4 shifts.
• Now it will get thick and non sticky.
• At one stage the halwa will leave the sides of the pan. (if pan is non-stick mixture is not stick on the pan) at that point add chopped cashews, almonds, pistachios and cardamom powder and mix well.
• After adding ghee cook around 12-15 minutes.
• The halwa will look non sticky, it will leave the pan, it will be thick and glossy, and the ghee will ooze from the sides of the pan.
• At this oint pour this into a square pan and set it in fridge for 1 to 2 hours.

Once it is set, invert it to a cutting board and cut it into slices. And serve.