Custard Powder Halwa | Halwa Recipes

This is one of the easy and quick halwa  recipe. Beginners can try this before going to make other varieties of halwa. It is also useful for preparing a quick sweet for guests within 20 mins.

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Sweets

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Yields: 20 pieces

Ingredients:

Custard Powder (any flavor)	½ cup
Sugar	1 ½ cup
Water	2 cup
Ghee	2 tbsp
Chopped Cashew Nuts (optional)	1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Heat 1 ½ tbsp of ghee in a pan and fry the cashew nuts till they turn into golden color. Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

2. Grease the plate with ½ tbsp of ghee and keep it aside.

3. In a heavy bottom pan or non stick pan, add corn flour, sugar and water. Mix them well without lumps.

4. Now heat the mixture (from step 3) at flame low. Stir continuously with whisk to avoid forming lumps.

5. First bubbles will come here and there and the bubbles will look glassy.

6. After few mins, the whole mixture becomes glassy. At this stage increase the flame from low to medium.

7. Stir continuously and the mixture starts to thicken.  Now add the fried Cashew nuts with ghee.

8. After few mins the mixture becomes thick and leaves the sides of the pan.

8. Switch off the flame and pour the halwa on greased plate.  Level the halwa with spatula. Allow it to cool down and cut into small pieces.

    Serve it chill or at room temperature. 

Note:

1. You can preserve this halwa in a fridge for atleast 5 days. You can keep it in room temperature for atleast 3 days.

2. I have used vanilla flavor custard powder.

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Custard Powder Cake

     I have made this cake using strawberry custard powder. With the strawberry custard powder we can get flavor and color of strawberry. The color, texture and taste had come out very well.

I have made this for my 5^th Blog Anniversary.

 Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Baking

Preparation Time: 15 mins  | Cooking Time: 35 mins | Yields: 15 pcs(1 inch square)

Ingredients:

Madia	1 cup minus 2 tbsp
Strawberry  Custard Powder	2 tbsp
Sugar	¾ cup
Oil	¼ cup
Milk	2/3 cup
Egg	2 nos
Baking Powder	1 tesp
Salt	A pinch
Vannila Essence	1 tesp
Pink Food Color (optional)	3 drops

 Procedure:

1. Sieve the maida and custard powder together for 5 times.

2. Then add the baking powder with the flour mixture. Again sieve them for 3 more times. Keep it aside.

3. Powder the sugar using the mixer and keep it aside.

4. Grease the cake pan with oil and dust it with the flour.

5. Meanwhile, pre heat the oven for 10 mins at 200⁰ C.

6. Break the eggs one by one and pour it in a small bowl. Check if it is good or not. If it is good then pour it in a wide bowl. Do this step for all the eggs. Then beat the eggs till it becomes frothy.

7. Now add the food color (if used), powdered sugar, vanilla essence,milk and salt. Beat them again in a high speed till it reaches the soft peak consistency – similar to that of the consistency of urad dal batter for  idli.

8. Then add the flour mixture and mix it gently using the beater. Beat just for 30 seconds.

9. Now add the oil, give a fold and transfer it into greased pan. Bake it for 35 mins at 180⁰C or till the inserted tooth pick comes out clean. Allow it to cool down and  serve.

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