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Tapkir halwa | arrowroot halwa | farali halwa

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Farali Recipe, Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 9 medium size pieces

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup or 60 gram tapkir flour or arrowroot powder
  • 1.5 cup water +1 cup water divided
  • 1.5 cup or 340 grams sugar
  • 3 tbsp or 50 gram ghee
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • 3 tbsp chopped cashews
  • 3 tbsp chopped pistachio
  • 2 drops orange food color
  • Garnish: pistachio slits

Instructions

  • In a bowl, add tapkir flour and water. Mix well till there are no lumps. Keep it aside.
  • Now in a pan, add sugar, water and lemon juice. Cook till sugar syrup becomes slightly sticky and reaches 1 string consistency. Keep it aside.
  • In a pan, add 1 tsp ghee, chopped cashews and pistachio. Sauté for a minute. Takeout into the plate and keep it aside.
  • In a pan, add tapkir and water mixture. Stir continuously on medium flame till it becomes slightly thickened.
  • Then add sugar syrup gradually and mix well.
  • Now, start adding ghee, 1 tbsp at a time and keep stirring all the time.
  • Cook halwa for 20-25 minutes on low flame till ghee starts releasing from its sides.
  • Then add orange food colour and mix well.
  • Add chopped nuts and cardamom powder.
  • The halwa will become thicker, and chewy and leave the sides of the pan.
  • Take some halwa into the plate, cool it down and roll it. when halwa rolls into a ball then it is properly cooked.
  • Now switch off the flame and transfer halwa mixture to a greased pan.
  • Press them down with a spoon.
  • Let the mixture cool completely and then cut it into pieces.
  • Rap with a plastic sheet and store in an airtight container.
  • Enjoy delicious tapkir halwa with your friends and family.

Notes

  • stir halwa continuously.
  • when the halwa mixture thickens, add sugar syrup gradually and mix well into the mixture.
  • add ghee gradually into the halwa.
  • stir halwa continuously for 20-25 minutes till he starts to release ghee from its sides.