I love the orange color. To me it is flaming, vibrant, zesty and so full of life. That is one of the reason for my attraction towards this particular halwa. I love looking at them in sweet shops and had thought it was a very difficult one to make and one in which oodles of ghee goes into the making. Recently while surfing through the TV channels listlessly I saw this recipe being demonstrated and the name got me hooked. Only after the show ended that I realized that it was the same halwa that I used to drool upon. The beauty of it is that it actually needs very little ghee to make this halwa.
Sohan Halwa
You’ll need:
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Corn flour – 5 tbsp
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Sugar – 1-1/2 cups
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Water – 3-1/2 cups
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Pumpkin seeds – 1/4 cup
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Ghee – 1 tbsp
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Cardamom Powder – 1/4 tsp
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Orange food color – few drops
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Method:
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add sugar and cook till it reaches a sticky consistency. No need for one string consistency which is a plus in this halwa. Prepare a plate by greasing it with ghee and keep it ready.
Take remaining 1/2 cup of water and add corn flour and mix well without any lumps. Mix this to the sugar syrup and cook over low flame.
The mixture would be milk white at this stage. After cooking for 5-7 minutes the consistency will thicken and you can see that the mixture has turned glass like. The raw smell would have gone by now.
Add cardamom powder, ghee, orange food color and pumpkin seeds. Mix well and transfer to the greased plate. Let it rest for half an hour. Cut into desired shapes and serve.
Notes:
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Nice one Radhika. I also did it but without pumpkin seeds.
Radhika,
Sohan Halwa looks professional..
nice..
Sohan halwa looks awesome.
wow so so yumm..makes me drool..
superb halwa recipe ….awesome color and consistency
simple n easy to make…looks perfect n nice colour halwa!!
I like the name sohan halwa… Nice recipe of your Radhika! I too just love its colour 🙂
simple easy and yummy halwa
ya..as u said it’s luks flaming n delicate which definitely makes everyone to taste it..but how much time it takes for the whole process?…plz let me know to try it..
@ Meena Kannan: It will take just 5-7 minutes for it to thicken and less than 5 minutes to get fully cooked and turn glassy.
Love the vibrant colour. Looks delicious
very delicious halwa..looks colorful n vibrant
Hey Radhika! I’m fasting today and you’ve posted this irresistible halwa….Looks too tempting
Super-delicious Halwa Recipe Dear.Luks Yum yum and vibrantly Colourful and finger-lickingly Good.Luv it.
Radhika, this Sohan halwa looks so much like the wheat halwa we get back in Mangalore! All ur sweets look mouthwatering – havent been able to comment on your previous posts as I just got back on Saturday. Thanks for ur warm welcome 🙂 The hog plums are a sour fruit with a large seed/stone in the middle..the nearest comparison i can give u of it is probably the Amla or the raw mango..used in the place of tamarind/tomato or vinegar in traditional cooking
wow yummy ………
What a lovely color!! Very nicely done!
Wow looks yummy and delicious …. Very tempting clicks ….
Love the color, superb tempting halwa
Hmmmmmmmmmmm Radhika!!! I love this one. What a vibrant colour. I have made it lond ago but i never got this colour. The mistake as I read adding the colour initially and heating. Now I have to try this sweet.
mouthwatering halwa !! very pretty color !!
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colourful halwa…
Glossy catchy halwa, super tempting..
Wow wht a visual treat radhika….firey orange..halwa looks decadent
Sanyukta
so tempting halwa…liked it a lot, wanna make it soon !!
looks totally delicious, love the color, so bright and vibrant.
Nice one. Looks easy. I am totally attracted by the colour of it. Love the glassy texture.
wow delicious and perfect halwa dear,love it…
We call this kasi halwa. My fav sweet. Love this one and it s glossy texture
Excellent color! And it looks really yummy! gonna try this today!
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Lovely texture n colour…
Simply delcious…
Beautiful color, looks so tasty!
Wow, sohan halwa luks absolutely stunning and perfect.. luvly color and great clicks…
Sohan Halwa looks amazing..would love to make it sometime..
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Muskaan
halwa looks perfect…simple and yummy
Wow.. Didn’t know Sohan Halwa is so easy to prepare.!!!
Looks wonderful…
I love orange/yellow colours too!halwa looks fabulous!:P
Thanks for using the time and effort to write something so interesting.
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Lovely color
Lovely color
i really wanted to know about this halwa earlier. i didn’t know the process is this much easier. should try it.
Wow so classy and mouth watering halwa recipe i loved it and please keep posting such tempting halwa recipe because i am Learner of making new and different halwa.