Custard powder halwa is a tasty quick festive sweet. Without any string consistency this is one easy halwa variety which can be easily made.
Ever since I started blogging I adore Aruna's work. I was delighted when I got an offer from her for a guest post.
First thing I liked about her blog is her blog name "Aharam" - what a perfect name for a food blog and the way she tells the interesting fact about the food in the Intro for each post
Aharam has a wide spread of Indian and International recipes.
If I say Indian does it justify her work?
No!!
South Indian and North Indian?
Nooo!!
State wise?
Yessss, if I start specifying all the categories that she has covered, I am sure this post will go Endless
Looking for a festive recipe, low calorie recipe, no oil recipe etc. every search has a result in her space
I can continue writing about her, but guess its time to hear from Aruna and visit her blog
Few words from Aruna about her space
I have been interested in cooking and collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. In fact, it is something I imbibed from my grandmother, mother and aunts, all of whom were very interested in trying out new dishes. 🙂
ãhãram, my blog, is my attempt to catalog the recipes I love, be they recipes that are inherited or then those that I have learnt. My blog features pre-dominantly vegetarian recipes (with some egg-based recipes thrown in) from across India. You will find that I have loads of recipes from South India reflecting my ancestry (particularly, Andhra Pradesh, my native state) and those from Maharashtra, the state I grew up in. In addition, I have recipes from across other states of India and the world, reflecting my love for travel and new cultures. 🙂
I was so pleased when Vidya agreed to do a guest post for me because I knew I would get "something different", a term I hear often in my home. 🙂
Visit Aruna's space for Custard Powder Halwa recipe
Ingredients
- Custard powder - 1 cup I used Vanilla Flavor
- Sugar - 2 cups + ½ cup I used light brown sugar, white sugar can also be used. Adjust sugar according to your sweetness
- Water - 4 cups
- Butter/Ghee - 3 tablespoon I used butter
- Cashew nuts and Raisin - for taste
- Saffron - 1/8 teaspoon
- Salt - a pinch
- Cardamom powder - 1/8 teaspoon
Instructions
- Add a tablespoon of butter to pan and when it melts and becomes hot, add cashew nut and sauté till they are golden brown. Switch off and add raisin; keep aside
- Grease a pan with melted butter/ghee and keep aside
- In a mixing bowl add custard powder, water, saffron,sugar, salt and cardamom powder; mix well without any lumps
- Take a heavy bottomed pan (I used non-stick) and transfer the mixture to the pan. Keep the pan on the stove and start cooking in high flame
- The mixture will come to boil and start to thicken, Keep stirring till it became glossy and jelly like texture
- Add remaining butter, cashew nuts and raisin; mix well and reduce the flame. Keep stirring continuously till the mixture begins pulling away from the sides
- Transfer the halwa to the greased pan and level the top. Chill it for an hour and cut them
- Check out my other custard powder recipe,Custard Powder Cookies
Notes
2.Halwa stays good for a week in fridge
3.Any nuts of choice can be added
Method:
- Add a tablespoon of butter to pan and when it melts and becomes hot, add cashew nut and sauté till they are golden brown. Switch off and add raisin; keep aside
- Grease a pan with melted butter/ghee and keep aside
- In a mixing bowl add custard powder, water, saffron,sugar, salt and cardamom powder; mix well without any lumps
- Take a heavy bottomed pan (I used non-stick) and transfer the mixture to the pan. Keep the pan on the stove and start cooking in high flame
- The mixture will come to boil and start to thicken, Keep stirring till it became glossy and jelly like texture
- Add remaining butter, cashew nuts and raisin; mix well and reduce the flame. Keep stirring continuously till the mixture begins pulling away from the sides
- Transfer the halwa to the greased pan and level the top. Chill it for an hour and cut them
- Check out my other custard powder recipe, Custard Powder Cookies
Love this!
Thanku Sridevi:-)
Wow this resembles karachi/ Bombay halwa- sounds crazy good dear...
Yes Dear:-) thanku
Lovely post! Thank you for introducing us to Aruna! I love your guest posts... It's like a big party and we are all invited!
Halwa looks delicious!!
Thanku:-) Do visit her space, Aruna has got lot of delicious recipes
Thank you! I've checked her out and looks delicious all around !
Thanku:-)
Thank you so so much for this wonderful post, Vidya!
Thanks for the Opportunity Aruna:-) its great to be in your space
A very lovely recipe for Aruna 🙂 Will try this sometime Vidya!!!
Thanks Malar:-)
This looks so good and unique. Wow. A perfect bite.
Thanku Amanda:-)
Custard powder halwa looks delicious Vidya.
Thanku Swathi:-)
Thanks for sharing with us Aruna socials have a Nice Sunday,Francesca
:-)happy Sunday
lovely guest post dear. Halwa looks delicious!
Thanku Akka:-)
Wonderful recipe dear..I'm going to give it a try:)
Thanku Padma:-)
It looks super yummy.... Love it..
Thanku Rani:-)
lovely ! looks so tempting too 🙂
Thanku Anu:-)
Delicous Halwa, Vidya. Will definitley check out Aruna's website too. 🙂
Thanks dear:-) that's Awesome
Looks yum perfect texture
Thanku Veena:-)
Yum! Yum! My fav since childhood!!
Thanku Sundari:-)
Always wanted to make this halwa.....the recipe is soo simple n the dish awesome.....everybody loved it!
Glad to hear that you all liked it.. Suroopa, thanks for trying and dropping your comment:-)
Great idea and looks like an awesome halwa! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
its called Karachi Halwa in Pakistan and the taste was so delicious
Thanku for the information:-)