How much cooking time?

60 min — 15 min prep, 45 min cooking.

Kozhikodan Halwa

Name: Kozhikodan Halwa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Kerala Indian
Ingredients: 20g Cashew Nuts; 2piece Cardamom; salt; 100g All-purpose Flour; 200g Water; 0.5cup sugar; 2tbsp Coconut Oil

Glossy, chewy Kozhikode (Calicut) halwa made from refined wheat flour slaked in water, cooked down with sugar and pure coconut oil, and flavoured with cardamom and cashews. Coconut oil — not ghee — gives it its signature taste.

Time 60 min · Serves 6 · 184 kcal · Malabar, Kerala

Ingredients

Garnish

Cashew Nuts (garnish) — 20 g (whole)
Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
All-purpose Flour — 100 g (ground)
Water — 200 g (whole)
sugar — 0.5 cup (whole)

Tempering

Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Whisk the refined flour (maida) with water into a thin, lump-free batter and strain.
Dissolve the sugar in water and bring to a boil, then pour in the strained flour batter, stirring continuously.
Keep stirring on low-medium flame, adding the coconut oil little by little, until the mixture turns thick, glossy and pulls away from the pan (about 30-40 minutes).
Stir in cardamom powder and fried cashews. Spread onto a greased tray, cool, and cut into pieces.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Kozhikodan Halwa?: 184 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 60 min — 15 min prep, 45 min cooking.

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