Maida Halwa / Bombay Halwa

Maida halwa or Bombay halwa is most loveable by every one... Today is a special day for me, its been 7 months since I started blogging. In these 7 months I gained lot of knowledge in blogging and come across so many amazing blogs. I got more than 30,000 pageviewers and 200 friends who are following my blog daily. I like to convey my heartfelt thanks to all my talented and wounderful fellow bloggers, friends who are supporting me with their valuable comments to achive this... 

To celebrate this special day i like to share a delicious and special sweet with all my friends. Halwa is one my favorite and hubb's too, This is a very famous sweet in my home town, usually halwa is made of whole wheat but this one is with maida and ghee. I make this sweet for special occasions and here is the method for the mouthwatering recipe.....

So Friends i hope you must give it a try and comments about the recipe how it's comes out from you....

Preparation time : 5 mins

Cooking time : 30 to 35 mins

Serve - 5

Recipe Cuisine : Bombay 

INGREDIENTS :

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 cups

Ghee - 1 1/2 cups

Cardomom powder - 1 tspn

Orange food colour - 1/2 tspn

Water - 1 cup

Cashew - 25 grams

Pista - 25 grams

METHOD :

• First cut the nuts into small pieces and keep aside...
• In a mixing bowl mix maida, water and food colour, 
• Mix well till no lumps are forms into buttermilk consistency..
• Keep a heavy bottom wide mouth pan on the stove top with half cup of water..
• Dissolved the sugar and let it boil till it reaches single string consistency.
• Once the sugar reaches the consistency add in the maida mixture and stir it vigorously till it cooks.
• Now slowly add ghee with intervals and stir it continously till the mix mixture leaves the sides..
• Add the cardomom powder and mix well..
• Now add in cashew and pista to the halwa..
• And give a gentle mix and turn off the stove.
• Grease a tray with ghee and pour the mixture on the tray and allow it to cool...
• Cut into desired shape with knife or it can be served as such with a ladle...

PICTORIAL :

Take your ingredients

Take nuts in a chopping board

Chopped all the nuts and keep aside

Take maida in a bowl 

Add some water to make batter 

Mix well untill no lumps to formed

The mix should be in this consistency

Add some few drops of food colour

Mix well

Now it's ready

In a pan add sugar 

1/2 cup of water

Allow to boiled

Mix well

In this consistency 

Till it reaches single string consistency

Now add in maida mixture 

And mix well

Now add in small amount of ghee

And give a mix

 And also add some ghee, cardomom powder 
and mix well

Then add in chopped nuts

Mix well 

See the batter became so thick

Stir well 

When it's cooked 

Again stir continuously till the 

mix mixture leaves the sides

Let's be cooled completely

Yum yum yummy...

Grease the pan with oil

Pour the halwa in the pan and 

cut it into desired shape wih Knife...

It can be served as such with a ladle

Serve

Enjoy...