Name: Bombay Karachi Halwa recipe by Sanjukta Panda at BetterButter
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Corn starch - 1 Cup; Ghee - 3/4 Cup; Sugar - 3 Cup; Orange food color - 1/8 tbs; Cashews & Almonds - as required; Water - 3+2 Cups or as required; Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp; Lemon Juice - 1 tbs

Ingredients Serving: 5

Corn starch - 1 Cup
Ghee - 3/4 Cup
Sugar - 3 Cup
Orange food color - 1/8 tbs
Cashews & Almonds - as required
Water - 3+2 Cups or as required
Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tbs

Instructions

Take 1 cup of cornflour in a bowl, add 2 cups of water and a little food color and mix well.
Heat a pan add 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water, let it come to a boil. When the sugar completely melts then add 3-4 tbsp of lime juice n mix well. Add the cornflour mix and slowly, continuously stir.
Add chopped cashews and cardamom powder, mix well till it turns dense then add 2 tsp ghee and mix continuously till the ghee is absorbed.
Again add 2 tsp ghee and mix. When the ghee is fully absorbed n the halwa and starts to leave sides switch off the flame and spoon the halwa in a greased tin. Add chopped almonds on top of it n let it cool. Once cool cut into desired shapes and serve.

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