Corn Halwa Recipe - Makki Ka Halwa
Corn Halwa is a quick, delicious, melt in mouth sweet prepared with sweet corn. It is milk based halwa that has unique taste of sweet corn.
Ingredients
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2 cups Sweet corn
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1/2 cup Milk
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1/2 cup Sugar
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4 tablespoons Ghee
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Saffron strands
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a generous pinch
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2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
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10 Cashew nuts
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Corn Halwa recipe, firstly boil or pressure cook sweet corn in 2 tablespoons of water for 2 whistles
Step 2
Allow it to cool
Step 3
Add the cooked corn kernels to mixer and grind into coarse paste adding a little water
Step 4
Heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a heavy bottomed pan
Step 5
Add the corn paste and saute well for 5 minutes until the colour changes to golden
Step 6
Now add milk, sugar, saffron and crushed cardamom to it
Step 7
Stir well and cook the Corn Halwa in medium flame until it becomes slightly thick
Step 8
Add the remaining ghee and cook the Corn Halwa stirring continuously until the ghee gets absorbed and starts leaving sides of the pan
Step 9
This will take about 6 to 8 minutes
Step 10
Heat a tadka pan with ghee
Step 11
Add the cashews and fry till they turn a little brown in colour
Step 12
Add these cashews with ghee on the Corn Halwa and it is ready to be served
Step 13
Serve Corn Halwa as a dessert after a simple meal of Palak Dal, Sev Tamatar Ki Sabzi and Phulka for a weekday meal