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Custard Powder Halwa

February 5, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 39 Comments

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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

https://aahaaram.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/custard-powder-halwa-by-vidya-srinivasan-of-traditionally-modern-food/

Custard Powder Halwa - Guest post for Aruna Panangipally’s blog Aharam

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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 tbsp I used butter
  • Cashew nuts and Raisin - for taste
  • Saffron - 1/8 tsp
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp

Instructions

  • Add a tbsp 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
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Notes

1.Food color can be added
2.Halwa stays good for a week in fridge
3.Any nuts of choice can be added
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Method:

  • Add a tbsp 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

custardpowderhalwa

  • 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

custardpowderhalwa1

  • 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

custardpowderhalwa2

  • 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

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Filed Under: Diwali Special, Guest/ Hosted Post, Halwa, Indian sweet recipe Tagged With: burfi, cooking, custard, diffrent, easy, fruit, Fusion, halwa, home, how, How to, katli, made, Make, powder, prepare, Quick, simple

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  1. coconutcraze says

    February 6, 2015 at 00:49

    Love this!

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 6, 2015 at 14:19

      Thanku Sridevi:-)

      Reply
  2. Chitra Jagadish says

    February 6, 2015 at 03:20

    Wow this resembles karachi/ Bombay halwa- sounds crazy good dear…

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 6, 2015 at 14:19

      Yes Dear:-) thanku

      Reply
  3. LifestyleswithLia says

    February 6, 2015 at 04:49

    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!!

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 6, 2015 at 14:18

      Thanku:-) Do visit her space, Aruna has got lot of delicious recipes

      Reply
      • LifestyleswithLia says

        February 6, 2015 at 20:01

        Thank you! I’ve checked her out and looks delicious all around !

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        • Traditionally Modern Food says

          February 7, 2015 at 21:34

          Thanku:-)

          Reply
  4. Aruna Panangipally says

    February 6, 2015 at 05:32

    Thank you so so much for this wonderful post, Vidya!

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 6, 2015 at 14:18

      Thanks for the Opportunity Aruna:-) its great to be in your space

      Reply
  5. Malar says

    February 6, 2015 at 11:10

    A very lovely recipe for Aruna 🙂 Will try this sometime Vidya!!!

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 6, 2015 at 14:12

      Thanks Malar:-)

      Reply
  6. Amanda says

    February 7, 2015 at 11:55

    This looks so good and unique. Wow. A perfect bite.

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 7, 2015 at 21:34

      Thanku Amanda:-)

      Reply
  7. swathi says

    February 7, 2015 at 13:23

    Custard powder halwa looks delicious Vidya.

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 7, 2015 at 21:35

      Thanku Swathi:-)

      Reply
  8. Francesca Trucco says

    February 8, 2015 at 03:16

    Thanks for sharing with us Aruna socials have a Nice Sunday,Francesca

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 8, 2015 at 16:20

      :-)happy Sunday

      Reply
  9. Priya Shiva says

    February 8, 2015 at 05:25

    lovely guest post dear. Halwa looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 8, 2015 at 16:19

      Thanku Akka:-)

      Reply
  10. Padma says

    February 8, 2015 at 11:41

    Wonderful recipe dear..I’m going to give it a try:)

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 8, 2015 at 16:19

      Thanku Padma:-)

      Reply
  11. Rani Vijoo says

    February 25, 2015 at 16:00

    It looks super yummy…. Love it..

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 25, 2015 at 16:37

      Thanku Rani:-)

      Reply
  12. Anu Nagaraja says

    February 25, 2015 at 16:11

    lovely ! looks so tempting too 🙂

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 25, 2015 at 16:37

      Thanku Anu:-)

      Reply
  13. Framed Recipes says

    February 25, 2015 at 17:10

    Delicous Halwa, Vidya. Will definitley check out Aruna’s website too. 🙂

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 25, 2015 at 22:05

      Thanks dear:-) that’s Awesome

      Reply
  14. veenashankar says

    February 25, 2015 at 18:22

    Looks yum perfect texture

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 25, 2015 at 22:02

      Thanku Veena:-)

      Reply
  15. Sundari says

    February 26, 2015 at 10:23

    Yum! Yum! My fav since childhood!!

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    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 26, 2015 at 21:42

      Thanku Sundari:-)

      Reply
  16. Suroopa says

    February 27, 2015 at 21:06

    Always wanted to make this halwa…..the recipe is soo simple n the dish awesome…..everybody loved it!

    Reply
    • Traditionally Modern Food says

      February 27, 2015 at 21:44

      Glad to hear that you all liked it.. Suroopa, thanks for trying and dropping your comment:-)

      Reply
  17. sweety says

    February 17, 2018 at 09:04

    its called Karachi Halwa in Pakistan and the taste was so delicious

    Reply
    • Vidya Srinivasan says

      February 21, 2018 at 23:47

      Thanku for the information:-)

      Reply

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