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Custard Powder Halwa

Quick halwa recipe
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup custard powder halwa
  • 2 + 1/2 cups of sugar
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • pinch of food color

Instructions

  • Grease a pan with ghee and keep aside
  • In a mixing bowl, add custard powder, water, sugar, and cardamom powder; mix well without any lumps
  • Add ghee and prepared mixture to the heavy-bottomed pan. Turn the stove on high flame and cook
  • Mixture starts thickening
  • Liquid turns to halwa thickness. Add ghee and mix well
  • Add cashew and mix well. continue cooking
  • Furthermore, add ghee and mix well
  • Once halwa thickens and turns glossy, start checking for halwa consistency. Take a small portion of the halwa and rest it for a minute; meanwhile, cook halwa on low flame. If halwa is sticky, continue cooking
  • Continue cooking and check halwa consistency. Take a small portion of the halwa and rest it for a minute; meanwhile, cook halwa on low flame. If halwa turns nonsticky, mix well and turn off the stove
  • Transfer and level. cool completely
  • Cool completely and cut the halwa to your desired size
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Notes

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