Ingredients

• Corn flour - 120 gm
• Water - 2.5 cups
• Cream of tartar - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 3 cups
• Lime juice - 2 tsp
• Ghee - 1/2 cup, approximately
• Essence and color as required
• Chopped nuts - 1/2 cup

How to Make Bombay Halva

• Mix corn flour with 1 cup water and cream of tartar and keep aside.
• Make two thread syrup with sugar, 1.5 cups water and lime juice.
• In a thick pan, cook the corn flour mixture till it forms a lump.
• Remove from fire and mix in the sugar syrup.
• Place it back on fire and cook, stirring, adding ghee gradually.
• When the halva becomes thick and firm (after about 40 minutes), add essence, colour and half the nuts.
• Pour in a greased pan. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top. Cool and cut into pieces.