Arrowroot Halwa (vrat friendly sweet)

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By Shahna Dev

Oct, 12th

700

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

  • 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.

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.