Corn Flour Halwa

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Corn Flour
• Almost 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• Saffron - a pinch (optional if using the artificial color)
• 6 to 7 pods Elachi (Take out the seeds and grind to a coarse powder)
• Orange Red Color (Optional ) - a pinch
• Pistachio nuts chopped - a handful
• (Any kind of chopped nuts is fine)
• Ghee - 3 tablespoons
• Water - 4 cups

Preparation:

Take Corn Flour in a Microwave safe bowl. Preferably a little big. I used the corning ware big size.

Pour 2 Cups of Water. Whisk well until there are no lumps.

Mix in the sugar and whisk until even distribution.

Add the Saffron.

Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Stir and again Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Repeat this until the conflour's raw smell goes. If you think the content is thickening too quickly, add little water and stir until even distribution and again Microwave for 1 or 2 minutes, or until the content becomes a little semi solid and the Corn Flour raw smell disappears completely.

Grease a dish with Ghee and add the remaining Ghee, Ground Elachi and the chopped nuts to the content and stir until even distribution. Cook again for a minute or two in microwave. The consistency will resemble a jelly, somewhat semi solid, trying to set.

Immediately pour the content in the greased dish

Allow it to cool completely. Topple the halwa in a plate. Slice and Serve. You can still enjoy the Halwa even if it doesn't slice out well.