KARACHI HALWA


Ingredients:


500 gm caster sugar
115 gm arrowroot
3-5 drops yellow food coloring
2 tsp lime juice
ghee as required
60 gm almonds
30 pistachios

Method:


Dissolve the sugar in 3 cups of water.
Stir and boil for 5 minutes. Strain through a sieve lined with muslin cloth.
Mix arrowroot powder with sugar syrup. Add 5 cups cold water to make a thin paste. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture turns into one lump-less lump!
Add lime juice. Stir away.
When the mixture sticks to the base of the pan, add 1 tbsp ghee. Repeat this step until the mixture becomes a lump again!
Fold in the nuts. Pour into a greased pan. Smooth down with a greased spoon. Allow to cool.
Cut into squares and serve. Store refrigerated for upto 4 days.

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