May 6, 2021

How To Make Bombay Karachi Halwa-Corn Flour Halwa Recipe

How To Make Bombay Karachi Halwa

NO FOOD COLORING OR GELETIN in my DDD (Decadently Delicious Dessert) Bombay Karachi Halwa! I have used only the best ingredients to create this divine Indian sweet dish: Simple syrup is first enriched with saffron, cardamom & pure ghee. Then its augmented with corn flour, almonds, cashew nuts & pistachios! The end result: An easy to make sweet/dessert that will make your taste buds sing with joy!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Resting/Cooling Time 4

Total Time 4 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

Corn Flour Slurry Ingredients

1 cup Corn flour
3 cups Water

Simple Syrup Ingredients

2.5 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Water

Other Ingredients

8 TBSP Ghee - Indian clarified butter
2 TSP Lemon juice
2 TSP Cardamom powder
2 Cups Chopped almonds, cashew nuts & pistachios
Few strands of saffron dissolved in some warm water
15 whole Almonds-peeled by soaking them in warm water then thinly sliced

Instructions

In a large bowl whisk corn flour and water to make a slurry without lumps. Set aside
Next heat a nonstick saucepan, add sugar and water to create simple syrup
Stir continuously until sugar dissolves completely
Now add corn slurry that we set aside. Mix well.
Add lemon juice, saffron and cardamom. Mix well
Add chopped almonds, cashew nuts and saffron
Continue to stir constantly until it thickens and condenses - 4 to 5 minutes
In a pre-greased baking dish, greased with melted butter, pour in the Halwa mixture
Garnish it with slivered/sliced almonds pressing them down into the halwa
Set it aside until it completely cools down, for 4 hours at room temperature
DO NOT REFRIGERATE to cool it down!
Once cool, invert the baking dish on a chopping board to remove Halwa from baking dish
Slice Bombay Karachi Halwa into squares of desired size
Flip the halwa pieces so that side with garnished almonds is on top
Transfer Bombay Karachi Halwa to serving tray.
Wallah! Your delicious Bombay Karachi Halwa is ready to be served!
Bon Appetit!