Custard powder halwa is another easy halwa which you can try for Diwali. This is a kind of glossy, jelly like halwa similar to karachi halwa. You need very less ingredients and just a few minutes of your time to make this halwa. Today we will learn how to make custard powder halwa following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
Custard Powder Halwa
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4-5
Recipe Category: Dessert-Halwa
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 4-5
Recipe Category: Dessert-Halwa
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Vanilla flavored custard powder – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1 1/2 cup
Water – 2 cups
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Cashew nuts – 12 -15
Preparation
Grease a baking tin or plate (with high sides) with ghee and keep it ready.
Method
Mix together custard powder and sugar.
Add water and mix well without lumps.
Then switch on the heat and cook on low heat stirring continuously. After few minutes, add ghee.
Once it starts to thicken, add chopped cashew nuts and cook on medium heat stirring continuously.
Cook stirring continuously until it leaves the sides of the pan (see picture below). Then pour it in the greased tray and allow it to set. Once set, cut it into squares and serve. (I have poured it in muffin cups just to make it visually appealing)
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Wow..such a wonderful and lovely halwa.
Happy duseera padhu
Easy can be prepared in a jiffy…delicious lipsmacking drooling hallllllllllwa……
Hi padhu
I tried it but after cooling it turned watery and sloggy…can u plz tell me wat went wrong…
Padhu can u upload the recipes for nan kulcha ….plz
Indumathi – custard powder has the tendency to become thick. If you follow the recipe as it is, it is not possible to go wrong. You must give time for it to set or you can refrigerate for few minutes and then make slices. Another possibility is- you could have under cooked it. You must cook well until it leaves the sides of the pan as seen in the picture above. The halwa will follow the ladle when stirring.
Thanks for the reply padhu
How many days can we keep this halwa??
4-5 days and more if refrigerated.
I tried it…. it was mouth watering n everyone here loved it… thanks for the recipe