Ingredients:
1.2Kg sugar .
1/2 kg cornflour or maida.
1/4 kg Almonds.
100 g Pistachio.
50 g Green Cardamom (illachi)
1/2 Kg Ghee.
1 cup milk.
2 litters water.
1 tsp. Saffron
Method:
1. Heat 1of litter
water, add sugar and boil
for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup
milk and boil for 5 minutes.
Strain it through a muslin
bag or thin cloth.
2. Dissolve the corn flour
in a little water. Add the
remaining water and sugar
syrup.
3. Dissolve 1 tsp. Saffron
in warm water. Add to the
cornflour mixture and cook
over low flame. When corn
flour becomes thick , add 1
tbsp ghee . Continue adding
Ghee ( 1/2 Kg) slowly during
cooking to prevent it from
sticking to the pan . Stir
it well .
4. As Ghee separates from
the mixture. Then it is
ready. Add almonds ,
Pistachio & green Ilachi in
it.
5. Grease a pan or tray with
oil . Spread Halwa in it &
press with a wooden spoon to
flatten it.
6. Garnish it with almonds,
pistachio and cardamoms. As
it cools down, cut it into
pieces and serve.