8 INGREDIENTS • 3 STEPS • 30MINS

Omani Halwa (Sweet Jelly Dessert)

Name: Omani Halwa (Sweet Jelly Dessert)
Total time: PT1800.0S
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Corn Flour; 2 cup Water; 1 cup Caster Sugar; 2 tablespoon Cashew Nuts; 1 tablespoon Butter; 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cardamom; 2 pinch Rose Water; 1 pinch Saffron Threads

Recipe

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An easy Arabic dessert that combines the luxurious flavors or saffron, cardamom, and rose.

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Hi, I'm Anjali. Though I wish to cater to all kinds of palates, you’ll mainly find the Indian cuisine here, especially Malabari (North Kerala) style, as that’s where my roots, trunk and branches are.

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An easy Arabic dessert that combines the luxurious flavors or saffron, cardamom, and rose.

30MINS

Total Time

$0.14

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

6

us / metric

1/2 cup

Corn Flour

2 cups

Water

1 cup

Caster Sugar

2 Tbsp

Cashew Nuts, chopped

or almonds or pistachios

1 Tbsp

Butter

as needed

Ground Cardamom

2 pinches

Rose Water

1 pinch

Saffron Threads

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

187

Fat

3.6 g

Protein

1.1 g

Carbs

38.9 g

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Hi, I'm Anjali. Though I wish to cater to all kinds of palates, you’ll mainly find the Indian cuisine here, especially Malabari (North Kerala) style, as that’s where my roots, trunk and branches are.

http://anjusrecipebook.blogspot.com/

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step 1

Mix Corn Flour (1/2 cup) in Water (2 cups) and keep aside. To a heavy bottomed pan, add Caster Sugar (1 cup) and caramelize. Reduce the flame and add the cornflour-mixed water. At first, you may notice that the caramelized sugar has become hard. You need not worry it will melt and become a smooth liquid as it gets heated.

step 2

Do not stop stirring at any time. Once the mixture starts to thicken, add Cashew Nuts (2 Tbsp), Butter (1 Tbsp), Ground Cardamom (as needed), Rose Water (2 pinches), and Saffron Threads (1 pinch). Let the mixture become thick and until starts to leave the sides of the pan.

step 3

Now switch off the flame. You might feel that the halwa is not at all solidified, but as it gets cool it will thicken. This halwa is not the type of halwa to cut and serve in pieces. This halwa is eaten with a spoon.