Bombay Halwa

Diwali is festival of lights and sweets,for this Diwali i tried new sweet  Bombay Halwa.

Ingredients:
Cornflour/ Cornstarch--1 cup 
Sugar -- 2 cups
Water -- 3 cups 
Cardamom powder -- 1/2 tsp 
Ghee -- 3 tbsp
Pinch  of yellow food color
Cashew nuts -- 10-15

Procedure:

• Boil water and sugar together in a pan, until sugar dissolves and it becomes bubbly. Turn heat down to keep it bubbling gently.
• When the sugar syrup becomes sticky add 3-4 drops of lemon juice and keep it aside.
• Break the cashew nuts into small pieces and fry them in 1 tablespoon ghee. 
• In a bowl mix cornflour and water with out lumps.
• In a heavy bottomed pan,add  1 tbsp ghee and cornflour water mixture and switch on the stove.On very low flame cook the mixture keep stirring.
• To this mixture add sugar syrup spoon by spoon and mix properly. Ensure that there are no lumps. 
• On low flame keep on stirring the mixture continuously. After 5 minutes add the yellow food colour and cardamom powder and continue stirring.
• Now you will notice that the mixture has started thickening and looks transparent. At this point, lower the gas flame.
• Now add 1 tbsp ghee and keep stirring. Add the nuts and continue stirring till the mixture thickens and starts separating from the edges of the pan. 
• Grease a deep plate with ghee and pour the halwa on it. 
• Let it cool down completely for an hour and then cut into cubes .
• Serve and enjoy Bombay halwa .