Maida Halwa

Name: Maida Halwa
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Punjab)
Ingredients: 100g all-purpose flour (maida); 120ml ghee; 240ml water; 80g sugar; ½ tsp cardamom powder; 15 cashews, fried; 15 raisins, fried

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 10. Maida Halwa recipe

⏱️3 minPrep

🔥3 minCook

🕒6 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Maida Halwa

Fry nuts (2 mins, medium heat): Heat ghee, fry cashews until light golden, remove. Fry raisins until swollen, set aside.
Roast flour (6 mins, low heat): Add flour to remaining ghee, roast on low heat while stirring constantly to prevent burning (visual cue: flour turns from white to light golden, develops sweet roasted aroma, fills kitchen with toasted smell).
Heat water (2 mins): Boil water separately until hot.
Add water (1 min, low heat): Pour hot water slowly while stirring constantly to prevent lumps (visual cue: mixture becomes creamy and thick immediately).
Add sugar (1 min): Mix in sugar and cardamom powder, stir well.
Finish (1 min): Fold in fried nuts and raisins, turn off heat.

📖 Cultural notes

Maida Halwa is a simpler, quicker version of traditional halwa, often made for unexpected guests in Punjabi homes, representing warmth and hospitality with minimal preparation time. ---

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