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Bombay Karachi Halwa



It is one of the easiest and delicious halwa recipe made with minimal ingredients. It can be made within minutes and can be served. The main ingredients are corn flour, ghee, and sugar. It can be made in different colors by using different food colors. It is one of the most common desserts in every Indian household. The glossy finish and the aroma is the specialty of the Karachi halwa. It can be made and store in an airtight container and can be used for several days. It is obviously a crowd-pleaser. 

                                                       


Preparation time: 30 min


 Ingredients for making Bombay Karachi Halwa

  1.  Cornflour - 100gm
  2. Sugar - 450gm
  3. Ghee - 4 tsp
  4. Cashews - 1/4 cup chopped
  5. Pistachios - 1/4 cup chopped
  6. Almonds - 1/4 cups chopped
  7. Cardomom Powder - 2 tsp
  8. Lemon juice - 1 tsp
  9. Water - 2 cups
  10. Food color - 1 tsp

How to make Bombay Karachi Halwa

  • First, add little water to the cornflour and mix until all lumps get dissolved
  • Add all the water to the cornflour mixture
  • Take sugar in a pan and add 3/4 cup water. cook the syrup until all sugar gets melted
  • Add cornflour mix to the sugar syrup and stir continuously.
  • After 10 min the halwa starts to get thick.
  • Add lemon juice
  • Cook on low flame.
  • When halwa becomes transparent add ghee to the halwa and stir until the ghee gets mixed and absorbed in halwa properly
  • Add some food color to the halwa and mix properly
  • Add all the chopped nuts and cardamom powder to the halwa and cook 
  • Wait for 4-5 minutes and turn off the stove
  • Pour the halwa to a container which is greased by some ghee and level it up
  • Keep it aside for an hour
  • After one hour cut it into pieces, and enjoy
Easy and delicious Bombay Karachi Halwa is ready. You can store it in an airtight container. 

Suggestions : 
  1. When you mix the cornflour to the sugar syrup, Stir continuously until it gets a smooth and silky texture
  2. Make sure that there are no lumps in the cornflour mixture.
  3. Add some chopped nuts on the top 
  4. Add the color of your choice to make it attractive

I hope you will try it at home 😊

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