- Soak 1/2 cup of Arrowroot powder in 1 cup water. Let it settle. Once the water at the top becomes clear, discard this water carefully. It is to remove the impurities present in the powder.
- In a non stick pan, mix soaked arrowroot powder, sugar and water.
- Under high flame continuously stir the mixture. Avoid forming lumps.
- Once the mixture starts to thicken, add lemon juice. Stir continuously for some time & When it becomes a thick mass, add food colour. Then add ghee 1 tbspn at a time.
- Lastly add some chopped nuts also. Cook until the halwa leaves the sides of the pan. Transfer it into greased tin. Cool & demould and cut into desired shapes.
Arrowroot Halwa (vrat friendly sweet)
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By Shahna Dev
Oct, 12th
711
Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
6
- 8
Ingredients
- Arrowroot powder
- Water
- Sugar
- Lemon juice
- Ghee
- Food colour
- Chopped nuts ( pistachios, Badam, cashew nuts
- Square or rectangular Greased tin
Instructions
Notes/Tips
You can skip the lemon juice addition if you are consuming the sweet on same day. For a healthier version replace white sugar with cane jaggery While the arrowroot mixture bubbles, small lumps might form. But eventually it blends if stirred continuously.
