Karachi halwa

Name: Karachi halwa
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 7-8 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: For corn flour mixture:; 1/2 cup corn flour; 1 1/2 cup water; Other ingredients:; 1 1/4 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1 tsp lemon juice; 4-5 Tbsp ghee/ clarified butter; Mix melon seeds/ char magaz; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder/elachipowder; Few drops of orange food colour /colour of your choice

Maliha Imran @cook_16479931

Karachi halwa

Maliha Imran @cook_16479931

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Ingredients

Total time:40 mintues

7-8 servings

For corn flour mixture:
1/2 cupcorn flour
1 1/2 cupwater
Other ingredients:
1 1/4 cupsugar
1 cupwater
1 tsplemon juice
4-5 Tbspghee/ clarified butter
Mix melon seeds/ char magaz
1/4 tspcardamom powder/elachipowder
Few drops of orange food colour /colour of your choice

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Steps

Total time:40 mintues

1

Corn flour mixture recipe: Take cornflour and water in a large mixing bowl..
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Mix well without forming any lumps..
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Furthermore,add half cup of more water and continue to mix.keep aside..
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Corn flour halwa:Firstly, in a large kadai/non stick pan take sugar add water..
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Allow the syrup to boil..
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Pour corn flour mixture into the boiling sugar syrup..
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Furthermore, stirring continously on low-medium flame..
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Once the corn flour mixture starts to boil and starts to thicken immediately add tsp of lemon juice..
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Also keep stirring till the mixture thickens completely..
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Now add a tbsp full of ghee and mix continously till all the ghee is absorbed..
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Further, add another tbsp of more ghee and continue to mix till it turns glossy..
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Then the mixture will start turning transparent and silky, releasing ghee from sides..
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Add food colour, cardamom powder and mix melon seeds or char magaz..
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Continue to mix till mixture will start to form a lump..
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Later, transfer the mixture to a tray and level.
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Also sprinkles char magaz/ water melon seeds and rest for an hour. Finally cut to a desired shape and serve..