mango halwa with mango pulp / mambazha halwa
Ingredients
- Mango pulp - 1 cup
- Sugar - 4tbsp
- Corn starch - 11/2 tbsp
- Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
- Saffron strands - few
- Chopped badam and cashews - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 4-5 tbsp
- Water for slurry -1/4 cup
Instructions
- First peel the skin of ripe mangoes chop and add to a mixer jar make a smooth paste take a measure of one cup and keep ready.2.In-between add cornflour in 1/4 cup of water and mix without lumps add saffron to this and mix well keep.3.Keep a kadai with ghee and add mango pulp to this keep on stirring till it becomes thick leaving the sides and ghee oozes out.4.Now add sugar to it and at this stage it will become watery.5.Keep on stirring and add mixture of cornflour and saffron.6.Stir well by adding ghee whenever needed. 7.At one stage when ghee starts oozing add cardamom powder.8.Switch off the stove add chopped nuts mix well.9.Set it in a plate and cut or taste as it is as halwa.
Notes
If you need to make nice slices then add one more tablespoon of cornflour and adjust the consistency.
Adding saffron is optional.
Nice ripe juicy mangoes of any variety without fiber is preferable.
Nuts need not be fried but if you wish you can do.
Adding saffron is optional.
Nice ripe juicy mangoes of any variety without fiber is preferable.
Nuts need not be fried but if you wish you can do.