Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sohan Halwa

Ingredients:

1 cup Milk
1 kg Sugar
1 tsp Kesar
2 litre Water
500 gm Ghee
100 gm Pistachio
250 gm Almonds
50 gm Cardamom
 500 gm Cornflour


Steps:

Heat half of the water, add sugar and boil for 5 minutes.
 Add 1 cup milk and boil for 5 minutes. .
Dissolve the cornflour/maida in a little water. Add the remaining water and sugar syrup.
Dissolve 1 tsp kesar in warm water. Add to the cornflour mixture and cook over low flame.
When cornflour becomes thick , add 1 tbsp ghee. Continue adding Ghee slowly during cooking to prevent it from sticking to the pan. Stir it well.
As Ghee separates from the mixture. Add almonds, pistachio & cardamoms.
Grease a pan or tray with oil. Spread Halwa in it.
Garnish with almonds, pistachio and cardamoms. As it cools down, cut it into pieces and serve.