Custard Halwa is a chewy, delicious sweet made by simmering custard powder, sugar, ghee & nuts and shaped into blocks. The Custard Halwa recipe is simple & quick to make than the regular halwa and requires lesser ghee. Custard Halwa is a colourful, gummy delight!
Ingredients
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1/2 cup custard powder
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1 and 1/2 cups sugar
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2 cups water
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6 cashews broken
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Instructions
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Add custard powder and sugar to a pan, and add 2 cups of water.
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Whisk it well to avoid lumps, and mix well till sugar completely dissolves, we are doing all this off the stove. Grease a tin/plate with ghee and keep it ready.
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Heat the pan and keep stirring.
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Keep stirring in low flame. Stir continuously to avoid lumps. It will first start to form glossy here and there, then entirely polished. Add a tbsp of ghee at this stage.
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Add cardamom powder.
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Then it will start to thicken. Keep on stirring until you see the halwa texture.
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Once it is thick and comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan add the remaining ghee, and cashews, mix well and switch off.
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Now transfer the mixture to a ghee-greased plate. Let it set at least for an hour then cut into squares and enjoy.
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Once it is thick and comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan add fried cashews and switch off.
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Now transfer the mixture to a ghee-greased tin. Let it set at least for an hour then invert, cut into squares and enjoy.
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Garnish each square with cashews. Enjoy Custard Halwa!
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