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    Bombay Ice Halwa Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    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

    1. Mix saffron, cardamom and nuts together. set aside.
    2. Take cornflour, sugar, milk and ghee in a non stick kadai and mix well.
    3. Now put it in on heat and keep on whisking.
    4. It will get thick and and thick and thick. You have to keep on cooking and stiring on medium high heat.
    5. At one stage you will see that the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and comes in one big mass around the spoon.
    6. Now add in 2 tblspn of ghee and rose essence mix well. This whole process will take around 15 to 20 mins.
    7. Divide the mixture into two, spoon one half in a parchment sheet which is lightly greased with ghee.
    8. 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.
    9. In the other half add yellow food colour and mix well. repeat the same process again.
    10. Now cut it into big squares and arrange it between sheets of parchment.
    11. Serve.

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    • Ice Halwa Recipe | Bombay Ice Halwa Recipe
    • Ice Halwa with Step by Step Pictures

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    Ice Halwa Recipe | Bombay Ice Halwa Recipe

    Bombay Ice Halwa is made using cornstarch, sugar and ghee and made into a thin sheets and set. These taste delicious and chewy.
    4.50 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Setting Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings

    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

    saffron, cardamom and mixed nuts which is chopped finely

     

    take it in a bowl and mix well

     

    now take your other ingredients

     

    in a nonstick pan, take sugar

     

    add cornflour

     

    ghee

     

    add milk

     

    mix well

     

    heat it on medium high heat, keep mixing

     

    it will get thicker

     

    and thicker

     

    all you have to do is, keep on mixing
     
     
     
     
     
    at one point the mixture will leave the sides of the pan and come into a whole mass around the spoon

     

    add little more ghee

     

    mix well

     

    add rose essence

     

    mix well

     

    i decided to make it in two colours, so i took half of this in a sheet of parchment paper

     

     

     

    place another sheet over top

     

    roll it thinly
     
     
     
    sprinkle top with the nuts mix and roll it gently

     

    to the remaining half, add yellow colour

     

    mix well

     

    pour it in a sheet of parchment paper

     

    roll it again

     

    top with nuts

     

    roll gently..now put this in fridge for 2 hours

     

    now time to slice

     

    i removed the edges to make it neat

     

    cut it into big sheets of squares

     

    place it between layers of parchment

     

    Serve

     

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    1. Anonymous

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      Fantastic. I will try definetly

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    2. Anonymous

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      Delicious.. my favorite.. Won't the corn flour from any lumps when heated?

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    3. Anonymous

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      Do we have to freeze it or just keep in fridge for 2 hrs??

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      • Aarthi

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        Storing in fridge is enough

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    4. Unknown

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      Tried your receipe, and it came out well. Thanks for the receipe.

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    5. Akshaya

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      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 🙂

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      • Kejal

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        Why is ice halwa not hard like the one we buy in bombay

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    6. Anjaly

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      Will it get hard if we kept it outside for a long time? (After cooking).

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    7. Boyd Kobe

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      Wow, I would really treat my whole family with it. Looks great!

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    8. Marlon Brando

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      Great Post !! I admire the valuable information you offer in your articles. I will bookmark your blog and refer to my friends.

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    9. virat panday

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      I love halwa and thanks for this best idea and recipe... love your article.

      Reply
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