Sohan Halwa

Ingredients:

• Sugar 3-3/4 cups
• Water 4 cups
• Cornflour 1 cup
• Almonds 1 cup
• Pistachios 1/2 cup
• Green cardamoms 2 tbsps.
• Milk 1/2 cup
• Red or yellow food colouring
• Ghee 8 tbsps

Method:

• Dissolve the sugar in half the water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
• Add milk and leave to boil for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and strain through a muslin cloth.
• Dissolve cornflour in the remaining water and add to the syrup.
• Cook on medium heat and when it starts turning into lumps, add the colouring mixed with a little lemon juice.
• Stir continously, adding a little ghee every time the mixture starts sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• When the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms one whole lump, add the crushed cardamoms and finely-sliced almonds and pistachios.
• Keep aside a few nuts for garnishing.
• Put the halwa on a greased thali (plate) and flatten it out, then decorate it with the remaining almonds and pistachios.
• When cooled, cut into desired shapes and sizes, and offer.
• This halwa will keep for months if packed in air-tight tins.

Notes:

• You can roll each piece in small transperent plastic sheet.

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