Omani Halwa

An Easy Arabic Dessert!!!

Ingredients

Sugar: 1 Cup
Corn Flour: 1/2 Cup
Butter: 1 Table Spoon
Water: 2 Cups
Saffron: 1 Pinch
Cardamom Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Rose Essence: 2 Drop
Cashew nuts/Almonds/Pistachios Chopped:2 Table Spoon

Cooking Time: 30 Minutes
Method

Mix corn flour in water and keep aside

You can use any nuts of your choice.  I have used almonds

Keep saffron, cardamom powder, rose essence, butter everything handy

To a heavy bottomed pan add sugar

Caramelize the sugar

Reduce the flame and add the corn flour mixed water
At first you may notice that the caramelized sugar has become hard.

You  need not worry it will melt and become a smooth liquid as it gets heated

Do not stop stirring at any time
Once the mixture starts to thicken add chopped nuts, butter, saffron, cardamom powder and rose essence

Let the mixture become thick and starts to leave the sides of the pan

Now switch off the flame
You might feel that the halwa is not at all solidified, but as it gets cooled it will thicken up more
This halwa is not the type of halwa which we cut and serve in pieces.  This halwa is eaten with a spoon