Karachi halwa is a chewy Indian dessert made with cornflour loaded with the goodness of dry fruits like almond and cashewnuts and sweetened with sugar.It is also known as Bombay Halwa.This recipe needs minimum ingredients but lots of patience as cooking time is more.More you cook the halwa more chewy it will turn out.

Here goes the recipe….

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Cornstarch

1 cup Sugar

2 cups Water

4 tbspn Ghee

1/2 tspn Cardamom Powder

2 drops Green Food Colouring

Chopped Dry fruits for garnishing (Almonds,Cashew nuts,sun Flower seeds.

Method:
Take a heavy bottom pan and add in sugar and 1 cupcup water.Mix well and heat till the sugar is dissolved completely.

In another bowl take cornflour and add in 1 cup of water and mix well so no lumps are formed.

Add food colour and mix well.

In melted sugar mixture ,pour the cornflour dissolved in water,mix well.

Add half of the chopped dry fruits.

On medium heat keep whisking the mixture till it is thick and glossy.

Add 2 tbspn ghee and keep stirring for 20 minutes.

Add remaining 2 tblspn of ghee and keep stirring on medium heat.

After 3 mins add another 2 tblspn of ghee and mix well.

After around 5 to 7 minutes the halwa will leave the sides of the pan now add cardamom powder  and mix well.

At this point halwa will leave the pan,  and the ghee will ooze from the sides of the pan.
Pour this mixture in a greased plate and  andgarnish with remaining dry fruits.keep aside to set.

Once it is set, invert it to a cutting board and cut it into squares.
Store in airtight container and serve as required.

Happy Cooking !!!

Sameera