Corn flour Halwa Recipe | Karachi Halwa Recipe
Corn flour halwa made with corn flour, sugar and ghee to create a chewy and sweet halwa. You can make it in microwave or stove top. This halwa can be made in few minutes with minimum ingredients.
Ingredients
Corn flour Halwa in Microwave
- ½ cup Corn flour
- 1½ cup Sugar
- 2 cup Water
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- a pinch Food Colouring
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 3 tablespoon Almonds / Cashews
Corn flour Halwa in Stove Top
- 1 cup Corn flour
- 2 cups Water
- 1¾ cup Sugar
- ¼ cup Ghee
- 2 tablespoon Cashews
- 2 tablespoon Kishmish
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- a pinch Food colour
Instructions
How to Make Cornflour Halwa in Microwave
- Take a microwave safe bowl. Add in corn flour, sugar, water, cardamom, food colouring and mix well.
- Microwave this on high power for 15 mins. Take it out after every 4 mins and mix well, so that itdoesn't form any lumps.
- Heat ghee in a small pan and fry some almonds in it. Pour this over the halwa and mix well.
- Grease a plate with ghee. Pour this halwa on it and shape it.
- Let it cool for 30 mins. Now cut into pieces and serve.
How to Make Corn flour halwa in stove top
- Mix cornflour with 1 ½ cup water. set aside.
- Take sugar, ½ cup water in a pan. Mix well and bring it to a boil.
- Boil this for 5 mins.
- Add in food colour and mix well.
- Now add in corn flour mix and keep mixing. It will thicken faster so keep on mixing.
- once it thickens. Slowly add in ghee little at a time and keep mixing on low heat for 15 mins. Add ghee little at a time.
- After 10 to 15 mins, the halwa will get shiny.
- Add cardamom powder, cashews and raisins. Mix well.
- At this stage pour this in greased mould. leave to cool for 3 hours.
- Un mould the halwa. cut it into cubes and serve.
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Notes
- Use the same cup to measure all the ingredients.
- Cooking time will vary as per your microwave power.
- You can add any flavouring in this halwa.
- Pour this in a tray and let it set for 2 hours.
- The halwa will get thick always cook on low heat.
- You could add any nuts as you like.
- The halwa will turn shiny and glossy thats when it is ready to pour into moulds.
- Leave the halwa at room temp for 2 to 3 hours to set. If you don't have time you can set for 30 mins in fridge.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Corn flour Halwa Recipe | Karachi Halwa Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
334
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
15
mg
5
%
Sodium
7
mg
0
%
Potassium
4
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
72
g
24
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
60
g
67
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
4
mg
0
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.