Corn flour halwa | Karachi halwa is i wanted to try for a long time. During our child hood days whenever some guests but assorted sweet box for us some how this Karachi halwa in that box i never share with anybody and yes i will eat the entire corn flour halwa on my own. But i never know how it was made till i enter into this blogging world. The recipe of corn flour halwa sounded very easy and this can be made in 20 minutes. So if you are searching for an Easy diwali sweet then please bookmark this recipe and try out for Diwali. Trust me, you will love this corn flour halwa | Karachi halwa.
INGREDIENTS: YIELDS 2 CUPS. COOKING TIME: 20 MINUTES
PREPARATION TIME:5 MINUTES
RECIPE SOURCE: UMA’S KITCHEN EXPERIMENTS
| CORN FLOUR |
1/2 CUP |
| SUGAR |
1 AND 1/2 CUP |
| GHEE |
1-2 TBLSP |
| WATER |
2 AND 1/2 CUP |
| CASHEW NUTS |
FEW |
| ORANGE FOOD COLOUR |
2 PINCHES |
METHOD:
- In a pan add a tsp of ghee and fry the chopped cashew nuts till golden brown and keep it aside.
- Grease a plate with ghee and keep aside.
- In a bowl. mix the corn flour with 1 and 1/2 cup of water , food colour without any lumps.
- In a heavy bottomed pan or non stick pan add sugar and add 1 cup of water.
- Let the sugar gets dissolved , no need to check for string consistency.
- Simmer the flame and mix the corn flour mixture once nicely with a spoon and add it to the sugar syrup.
- Mix well in a medium low flame. Stir continuously.
- Add 1 tblsp of ghee and stir continuously to avoid forming lumps, this will give a glossy texture and the halwa starts getting transparent.
- Add the roasted cashew nuts when the mixture becomes thick.
- Stir well and mix well so that the cashews will get into the halwa.
- Add the remaining ghee and at this stage the halwa will be glossy and starts leaving from the sides of the pan.
- Transfer it to the greased plate. Either you can leave it for 2 hours to cool down and cut into pieces or you can serve it in a bowl too.
- I didn’t make it into pieces as i made the halwa around 3 30 in the evening and if i wait for 2 more hours there won’t be enough of sunlight to click the pictures.
Note:
- You can make this halwa in microwave too.
- The sweet is perfect for this halwa so no need to add extra sugar.
- Always ensure that the corn flour mixture will not have any lumps.
- This will stay good for 4-5 days in the refrigerator but the texture will not be the same if you keep it inside the refrigerator. So better to make it and consume within 2 days.
Super yummy n delicious
looks so tasty
wow , tempting clicks!
Very pretty presentation 🙂 should try stove top version once
Super tempting halwa.wIll try for sure.
wow halwa looks glossy and appealing dear…
Wow.. very nice pics.. and tempting halwa.. I'll surely try this one..
super and tempting !
halwa looks tempting n colourful…
what a click Jeyashri. love this easy recipe and the gorgeous colour.
Such a nice and delicious halwa..
Halwa looks so yum and delicious…shiny and colorful
so beautiful to the eyes and so drool worthy!! very well presented!!
This is the quickest halwa i have ever made, beautiful presentation.
Wow.. So this is the secret behind karachi halwa..Very beautiful presentation. Make me drool here 🙂
This is one of my favorite Halwa.. Easy to make, colorful and delicious.. Perfect!! 🙂 Planning to make this for Diwali..
Presentation is superb!
Presentation is superb!
Presentation is superb!
Presentation is superb!
Presentation is superb!
wow love ur props so light and colorful very very tempting never made with corn flour got to try for sure.
Halwa looks too good, so glossy and perfect..
It really easy isn't it? I like your presentation with flowers. Thanks for the link and mention jeyashri.
Very elegant shots.. looks awesome.. 🙂
superb presentation, colorful n delicious halwa
Hi i tried this halwa today. But it didn't turn glossy or transparent. It was like a thick paste. Any suggestions..
Did you reduce the sugar? Have you made it in high flame?
Hi, thanks for the reply. the measurements were the same as u have mentioned,but the high flame ,i am not sure. I will try it once again and see.
Halwa looks really yummy and delicious.
really nice.. lovely color
Beautiful color… Nice sweet…
Lovely color and presentation…simple and super delicious halwa…
Wow, this Halwa looks too gorgeous to resist. What a lovely composition Jey!
Thanks for the wonderful recipe… My husband loves halwa and we don't get it in shops in North India. I just tried it now. The entire batch is still cooling so I can cut into pieces. But I just tasted the scraped off leftovers from the kadai and wow!! Straightaway thought I should thank u for sharing this easy-peasy delicious halwa. Will post pics of it in my blog soon 🙂
Very happy to hear, Thank you so much
hi jeyashree,
i tried this halwa and it came out really well thank you so much'
bargavi
Just tried this halwa today, came out well…..could also cut it into pieces….planning to make it for Diwali with lots of nuts…..thank you so much…..:)
let me know which corn starch to use white or yellow
Its White corn starch meena
This is my husband's favourite Halwa, yday i tried and came out very well. Thank u somuch.
I prepared . thank for the recipe. It is a classy,glassy , glossy halwa. I made some change . I added 4 times 4 tsp ghee. I greased the plate and spread few almond slivers and then poured the halwa. cut it after 4 hours. melts in the mouth.
Is it with corn starch or corn flour?
Is it with corn starch or corn flour?
I love the colour and the presentation Jeyashri. I loved the little cups also!
Shobha.
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hi i tried this halwa , was very good .thanks for this simple recipe
Hi mam i hav prepared this its very good and easy to prepar thanQ for giving this recipe.:-)
Hi jayshree I have yellow colour corn flour can I prepare with that one.
I am not sure parimala. But i think u can give a try
Luv ur recipe it looks yummy .. Wil definately try it today..
hi jeyashri i tried this halwa, its cam nicely, but corn smell & taste was there after cooking also,why.
thanks dear
Hi asha,
It may be the nature of the corn flour or u must have cooked in bit high flame in the last stage as so the raw smell retained in it.
Hi Jeyashri, I am your big fan of peas masala. This deepavali i want to do this cornflour halwa. How many days we can store this halwa
This will stay good for 4-5 days in the refrigerator but the texture will not be the same if you keep it inside the refrigerator. So better to make it and consume within 2 days.