Ice Halwa recipe made using cornflour, sugar, nuts, ghee and cooked till thick and dough like. This is rolled into thin sheets and cut into pieces.
Bombay Ice Halwa
Ice Halwa, i was so thrilled when i came across this recipe. It is very very unique and it looked very tempting to me as well. When i decided to try it, i had no idea how this will turn out. But when i made it, it was just perfect. So easy peasy halwa to make. You can never go wrong with this halwa.
The taste of this halwa was very unique. It is cool, chewy and delicious. I served it cold and everyone enjoyed it so much. The main thing about this is, it needs constant stirring and mixing. But over all a simple recipe and you can never fail in it.
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Ingredients for Making Bombay Ice Halwa
- Cornflour / Cornstarch
- Ghee or Butter
- Milk
- Sugar
- Cardamom Powder
- Saffron
- Nuts
- Rose Essence
- Yellow Food Colouring
Bombay Ice Halwa Preparation
- Mix saffron, cardamom and nuts together. set aside.
- Take cornflour, sugar, milk and ghee in a non stick kadai and mix well.
- Now put it in on heat and keep on whisking.
- It will get thick and and thick and thick. You have to keep on cooking and stiring on medium high heat.
- At one stage you will see that the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and comes in one big mass around the spoon.
- Now add in 2 tblspn of ghee and rose essence mix well. This whole process will take around 15 to 20 mins.
- Divide the mixture into two, spoon one half in a parchment sheet which is lightly greased with ghee.
- Now place another sheet of parchment and roll it using a rolling pin till it is thin to your liking. Remove the parchment and sprinkle with the nuts mix. Roll with a rolling pin again so the nuts stick to the halwa. Put this halwa in fridge for 2 hours.
- In the other half add yellow food colour and mix well. repeat the same process again.
- Now cut it into big squares and arrange it between sheets of parchment.
- Serve.
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Ice Halwa Recipe | Bombay Ice Halwa Recipe
Ingredients
- Cornflour / Cornstarch - ¼ cup
- Ghee or Butter - ¼ cup + 2 tblspn
- Milk - 1 ½ cup
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
- Saffron a pinch
- Nuts - ¼ cup chopped finely
- Rose Essence few drops
- Yellow Food Colouring a pinch
Instructions
- Mix saffron, cardamom and nuts together. set aside.
- Take cornflour, sugar, milk and ghee in a nonstick kadai and mix well.
- Now put it in on heat and keep on whisking.
- It will get thick and and thick and thick. You have to keep on cooking and stiring on medium high heat.
- At one stage you will see that the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and comes in one big mass around the spoon.
- Now add in 2 tblspn of ghee and rose essence mix well. This whole process will take around 15 to 20 mins.
- Now divide the mixture into two, spoon one half in a parchment sheet which is lightly greased with ghee.
- Now place another sheet of parchment and roll it using a rolling pin till it is thin to your liking. Remove the parchment and sprinkle with the nuts mix. roll with a rolling pin again so the nuts stick to the halwa. Put this halwa in fridge for 2 hours.
- In the other half add yellow food colour and mix well. repeat the same process again.
- Now cut it into big squares and arrange it between sheets of parchment.
- Serve.
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Ice Halwa with Step by Step Pictures
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saffron, cardamom and mixed nuts which is chopped finely |
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at one point the mixture will leave the sides of the pan and come into a whole mass around the spoon |
Anonymous
Fantastic. I will try definetly
Anonymous
Delicious.. my favorite.. Won't the corn flour from any lumps when heated?
Anonymous
Do we have to freeze it or just keep in fridge for 2 hrs??
Aarthi
Storing in fridge is enough
Unknown
Tried your receipe, and it came out well. Thanks for the receipe.
Akshaya
That is an easy recipe, thanks for it 🙂 But my question is can we make it with Maida instead of cornflour?
Planning to make it tomorrow, so it would help if I can get a response at the earliest 🙂
Kejal
Why is ice halwa not hard like the one we buy in bombay
Anjaly
Will it get hard if we kept it outside for a long time? (After cooking).
Boyd Kobe
Wow, I would really treat my whole family with it. Looks great!
Marlon Brando
Great Post !! I admire the valuable information you offer in your articles. I will bookmark your blog and refer to my friends.
virat panday
I love halwa and thanks for this best idea and recipe... love your article.