Maida Halwa

Name: Maida Halwa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: Maida (All purpose flour) – 1 cup; Sugar – 3 cups; Ghee – 1 cup; Orange colour – few drops; Cashew Nuts – 10 Nos; Cardamom Powder – 1 teaspoon

Kamala

13 years ago

This delicacy made with maida, sugar and ghee is served during festivals and special family occasions.

Maida Halwa

Recipe rating: N/A

Recipe by S Kamala Course: SweetsCuisine: TamilDifficulty: Difficult

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

minutes

This delicacy made with maida, sugar and ghee is served during festivals and special family occasions.

Ingredients

Maida (All purpose flour) – 1 cup
Sugar – 3 cups
Ghee – 1 cup
Orange colour – few drops
Cashew Nuts – 10 Nos
Cardamom Powder – 1 teaspoon

Directions

Add enough water to Maida and make a thin batter without any lumps. Add the color and stir well. Keep aside.
Add half cup water to the sugar and bring it to boil.
Allow to cook till it reaches one thread consistency.
Now slowly pour the maida batter and stir continuously keeping it on low flame.
When it starts thickening, add ghee little by little while stirring the halwa.
Stir continuously till it leaves the sides of the vessel.
Add cardamom powder and fried cashew nuts. Mix well.
Transfer it to a greased plate and cut it into squares.