Custard Powder Halwa

Hey guys! Hope you all had a wonderful Diwali with your loved ones!!

 H & I had a blast; visited temple, exchanged greetings over phone with loved ones back in India, met my friends over here and exchanged sweets/savories.

Speaking of sweets, remember I told you the menu  that was decided for Diwali? Well, I altered it at the last minute(sooo ME). So the new menu included murukku, custard powder halwa(no prizes for guessing), bread/rusk ladoo and Karachi halwa.

So, every time I make this Karachi/cornflour Halwa, I fail miserably to attain the glossy texture. I have made twice, once on stove-top and once in micro-wave No LUCK!

It does taste yummy, its just the glossy texture which was not attained. I consulted a lot of people, and derived that the people in US are the ones who aren't getting the glossy texture.

So I figured corn flour is the culprit, which didn't have enough corn starch or whatsoever to attain the desired texture.. I scheduled an immediate brainstorming session with the members of pantry and Miss Custard powder said 'try me, I have enough cornstarch in me' I was like Why NOT?!
Tried the exact same process, just substituted corn flour with custard powder and it works like a charm! 
Also, Custard powder halwa > Cornflour halwa
because the custard powder already has color and flavor in it. Its one of the easiest & foolproof recipe for Diwali or any other festival/occasion. You can whip it up in less than 15 minutes, you guys!!

Here's what we need

• custard powder(any flavor, I used mango flavor)- 1 cup
• sugar - 3 cups
• water - 4 cups
• ghee - 5 tsp
• cashews - 12 to 15

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