Tirunelveli Halwa
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Soak samba wheat in water overnight and extract the milk. To extract the milk grind the wheat with water and filter it twice or thrice through fine filter or cloth.
* Step 2
Transfer the milk to a long vessel and leave it for 3 hours for sedimentation
* Step 3
After 3 hours milk gets settled at the bottom and water stays at the top. Drain the water completely and add 3 cups of fresh water to the milk.
* Step 4
Add this milk to the hot pan and bring it boil. Keep stirring continuously.
* Step 5
When the milk starts thickening add 600g of sugar. Keep stirring continuously
* Step 6
In the meantime add remaining sugar to a hot pan along with 1 tbsp water. Keep stirring until sugar gets caramelized (to dark). Ensure it becomes thick in color and it doesn’t get burnt.
* Step 7
Add this caramelized sugar to the halwa. Keep stirring continuously.
* Step 8
Add ghee little at a time and keep stirring. When the mixture absorbs the ghee completely add next batch of ghee.
* Step 9
Add cardamom powder. Keep stirring continuously. At a stage the halwa will start leaving the pan. Until then keep stirring.
* Step 10
Heat another pan with ghee and roast cashews.
* Step 11
Add cashews to the halwa. Mix it well and switch of the flame.
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