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Corn Flour Halwa / Karachi Halwa

Posted on Jul 11, 2013 · Last Updated on Mar 11, 2021 by Uma Ramanujam · 25 Comments

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I love sweets and halwa is not an exception. I used to buy halwa from shops but occasionally I do prepare it at home. Halwa preparation involves lots of patience and you need to add a lot of ghee to make it tasty. Due to this reason I avoid making this at home. When Nalini of Nalini’s kitchen posted this recipe in her blog, I bookmarked this halwa recipe as it uses only few tablespoons of ghee and it can also be prepared in a short period of time.

This corn flour halwa is also called as Karachi halwa. Traditional this halwa is available mostly in red, orange and yellow in colour. I have also seen green colored corn flour halwa. I have tried this recipe many times with many colours. Feel free to add any colour of your choice.

Basic Information:

Preparation Time: <5 minutes

Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes

Idle Time: 1 -2 hours

Serves: 6

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Ingredients:

Corn flour – 1/2 cup

Sugar – 1 and 1/2 cups

Water – 2 and 1/2 cups

Ghee – 3 tablespoons

Cashew nuts – 1/4 cups, roughly chopped

Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Food colour – a big pinch or as required

Method:

1) In a frying pan, add 1/2 tablespoon of ghee and fry the roughly chopped cashew nuts. Transfer it to a plate and keep it aside.

2) Grease a wide, flat plate with 1/2 tablespoon of ghee and keep it aside.

3) In a mixing bowl, mix corn flour, food colour and 1 and 1/2 cup of water. Stir well till you don’t see any lumps. Keep aside.

4) In a heavy bottom pan or kadai, take sugar. Add a cup of water. Allow it to boil and wait till the sugar completely dissolves and become slightly thick. No need to check for any string consistency.

5) Now, stir the cornflour water mixture once before adding it to the sugar syrup. Stir continuously to avoid lumps while adding.

6) When you stirring, as an initial step of thickening, it forms a lumpy,glossy texture here and there. Keep on stirring it until it turns thick and changes in its colour.

7) When it turns thick, add remaining 2 tablespoons of ghee and continue stirring till the mixture becomes glossy. It would try to flow out from the sides of the pan.

8) Add cardamom powder and cashew nuts. Mix well for 2 minutes and then turn the flame off.

9) Transfer this to a ghee coated plate.

10) After 1 to 2 hours, cut it into slices and enjoy.

Notes:

1) Instead of cashews, you can add pumpkin seeds, cucumber seeds and almonds to this halwa.

2) Use any food colour of your choice. Traditional Karachi halwa are available mostly in red, yellow and orange colours.

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divya
divya
11 years ago

What an amazing n tempting halwa…

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Shanavi
Shanavi
11 years ago

I've made this few weeks before, still I love to have a bite, neatly prepared and presented, loved the plate.

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

Beautifully done halwa Uma, love the pink color too 😉 love your clicks.

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Menaga Sathia
Menaga Sathia
11 years ago

Love the glossy texture of the halwa,looks so tempting!!

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Akila
Akila
11 years ago

What a texture n the background of ur picture… Wow… Everything is superb

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great-secret-of-life
great-secret-of-life
11 years ago

nice colored halwa.. tempting

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Mahi
Mahi
11 years ago

Delicious halwa..but the color is so different to me! 🙂

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Torviewtoronto
Torviewtoronto
11 years ago

looks fabulous lovely colour

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Chitz
Chitz
11 years ago

That's a tempting halwa.. So easy to make.. Ur pics make me drool !!

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

love the color..looks so tempting..nice presentation..stunning clicks

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

wow this glossy halwa looks splendid dear and ur beautiful clicks made it look too yummy….very apppealing

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Amuthis Kitchen
Amuthis Kitchen
11 years ago

Beautiful pink color. Looks glossy and delicious

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AparnaRajeshkumar
AparnaRajeshkumar
11 years ago

Pink is a beautiful color 🙂 looking yummy

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

wow in love with this pink karachi halwa 🙂 looks so beautiful and delicious dear 🙂

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saraniskitchen
saraniskitchen
11 years ago

cute and lovely pinky halwa…ur pic makes me drool…

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Babitha
Babitha
11 years ago

Superb uma

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Divya Shivaraman
Divya Shivaraman
11 years ago

they look incredibly tempting

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prethika
prethika
11 years ago

such a lovely color n lovely presentation

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Hari Chandana
Hari Chandana
11 years ago

They look so pretty and delicious. Awesome pictures as always!!

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kathy
kathy
11 years ago

Can I use yellow corn flour uma??

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

@Kathy, No . Please use White Corn starch/flour which is smooth like talcum powder.

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Simply Cheerful Food
Simply Cheerful Food
11 years ago

Thanks for posting sweet yummy recipe

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Simply Cheerful Food
Simply Cheerful Food
11 years ago

Thanks for posting sweet yummy recipe

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kuttygayu
kuttygayu
10 years ago

Hi, halwa looks so yummy. planning to make it soon. btw, i have a doubt, have you used corn flour or corn starch. The corn flour i bought from the store is yellow in color, and i'm a bit confused. Hope you'll clear my doubt. Thanks in advance…:)

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Unknown
Unknown
10 years ago

Hi Kuttygayu,

Yellow colour one is corn meal. Corn starch would be in white colour and texture is like talcum powder. Hope this helps.

-Uma

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