Dry Fruit Halwa is made with cornflour as base. Easy to make dry fruit nuts halwa can be made in just 30 mins.No stirring for a long time, no consistency checks, no tricky steps easy no mess cornflour halwa with dry fruits and nuts.
Dry Fruit Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures and video.It is a very easy halwa even beginners can try as it involves no sugar syrup consistency or any major tricky check.
I saw this recipe in my friends website and had bookmarked it long time back, so thought to try this halwa for Diwali 2020.I loved the idea of adding unrefined sugar instead of adding artifical color.Do try this halwa and enjoy!
This is so quick and easy to make that you can enjoy when you or your family craves for something sweet in the odd hours -just mix,stir and set your halwa is ready in minutes.
Variations to this halwa
- Corn flour halwa
- Custard powder halwa
- If you want to use regular white sugar, then you can add any natural color like carrot or beets puree just a little.
- Adding dry fruit and nut is purely your choice.You can add whatever you like but make sure to chop it fine and add it.
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Dry Fruit Halwa
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup corn flour
- 1 and 1/2 cups + 1 cup water
- 1 and 1/2 cups sugar I use unrefined brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ghee
- 1/2 cup dry fruits and nuts
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- To a bowl add corn flour along with 1 and 1/2 cups water whisk it well without any lumps. Set aside. To a heavy bottomed kadai add sugar along with 1 cup water.
- Whisk well and let it boil until sugar completely dissolves. Now add corn flour mixture. Keep flame in low and keep whisking.
- It starts to thicken and change color at this stage switch to spatula. When it starts to thicken more and turn glossy start adding ghee little by little.
- When you start adding ghee, the texture starts to change. Reserve just a tablespoon of ghee and add the rest. Once ghee is added fully, add dry fruits and nuts along with cardamom powder.
- Cook until jelly like consistency and the halwa easily slides kadai. At this stage switch off and transfer the halwa to a tray grease with ghee. Level it well with a spatula.
- Allow it to set for 30 mins. For fastening the process, you can keep in fridge too. Invert over chopping board and cut into squares.
- Enjoy Dry Fruit Halwa.
Video
Notes
- After pouring cornflour mixture, keep stirring else it will form lumps easily.Even if it starts to form whisk rigorously will get dissolved at this stage.
- For dry fruits and nuts : I used a mixture of cashew,badam,pista,tutti frutti,dates etc.Make sure to chop it fine else while cutting into squares it will difficult.
- If you do not want to cut into squares , you can just scoop and add to bowl and serve.
- You can reduce ghee a bit but do not reduce more as it might give a taste and texture variation.Also will stick in mouth while eating so do not reduce more ghee.
- Just cook sugar syrup until it dissolves , no need to check for any consistency.
Start adding ghee only after it starts to thicken and turn glossy.
How to make Dry Fruit Halwa
- To a bowl add corn flour along with 1 and 1/2 cups water whisk it well without any lumps.Set aside.To a heavy bottomed kadai add sugar along with 1 cup water.
- Whisk well and let it boil until sugar completely dissolves.Now add cornflour mixture.Keep flame in low and keep whisking.
- It starts to thicken and change color at this stage switch to spatula.When it starts to thicken more and turn glossy start adding ghee little by little.
- When you start adding ghee, the texture starts to change.Reserve just a tablespoon of ghee and add the rest.Once ghee is added fully, add dry fruits and nuts along with cardamom powder.
- Cook until jelly like consistency and the halwa easily slides kadai.At this stage switch off and transfer the halwa to a tray grease with ghee.Level it well with a spatula.Allow it to set for 30 mins.For fastening the process, you can keep in fridge too.Invert over chopping board and cut into squares.
Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- After pouring cornflour mixture, keep stirring else it will form lumps easily.Even if it starts to form whisk rigorously will get dissolved at this stage.
- For dry fruits and nuts : I used a mixture of cashew,badam,pista,tutti frutti,dates etc.Make sure to chop it fine else while cutting into squares it will difficult.
- If you do not want to cut into squares , you can just scoop and add to bowl and serve.
- You can reduce ghee a bit but do not reduce more as it might give a taste variation.
- Just cook sugar syrup until it dissolves , no need to check for any consistency.
- Start adding ghee only after it starts to thicken and turn glossy.
Divya
Made this today. Came out so well. Thank you. How do we store this ? How long will it last outside the fridge?
Sharmilee J
one day in room temperature and 3 days in fridge