Mahim Halwa – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take milk in a pan.
• Add sugar and bring it to boil.
• When sugar melts and milk begins to boil add ghee.
• Mix well and add rava.
• Add a little rava at a time and mix well. No lumps of rava should be formed.
• Cook it stirring continuously until it thickens up really good for about 4-5 minutes.
• When the mixture thickens up well and begins to leave the sides of the pan add ghee again and mix well.
• Add food color and mix well.
• It is optional. You can skip it if you don’t want to.
• Add cardamom powder and mix well.
• Add kevada essence and mix well.
• The mixture for making halwa is all-ready.
• Turn off the gas and let the mixture cool down a little for at least 10 minutes.
• Spread wax paper. You can use a foil or plastic sheet in place of wax paper.
• Pour out the halwa mixture on the wax paper and spread it evenly.
• After spreading it a little, cover with another wax paper and spread it evenly with a rolling pin.
• Take off the upper wax paper and spread dry nuts.
• You can spread saffron if you want.
• Again cover with wax paper and roll with a rolling pin.
• Take the upper wax paper off.
• Let it dry as it is for about an hour.
• When the upper surface dries again cover it with wax paper and let it dry completely overnight or for a whole day.
• Take the upper wax paper off and cut it into square pieces.
• Cut the mahim halwa along with wax paper with the help of scissors along with the cuts.
• Mahim halwa is all-ready.