Sohan Halwa Recipe

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 or Maida

Method:

1. Heat half of the water, add sugar and boil for 5 minutes.
2. Add 1 cup milk and boil for 5 minutes. Strain it through a muslin bag or thin cloth.
3. Dissolve the cornflour/maida in a little water. Add the remaining water and sugar syrup.
4. Dissolve 1 tsp kesar in warm water. Add to the cornflour mixture and cook over low flame.
5. 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.
6. As Ghee separates from the mixture. Add almonds, pistachio & cardamoms.
7. Grease a pan or tray with oil. Spread Halwa in it.
8. Garnish with almonds, pistachio and cardamoms. As it cools down, cut it into pieces and serve.


Serves 6