Kozhikodan Pista Halwa / Green Halwa

Kozhikodan Pista Halwa / Green Halwa


This is a very simplified version of the famous halwa. It has the same taste as the store bought halwa but is softer and the recipe is very simple too.


Ingredients

• 1.5 Cup all purpose flour
• 4 cups of water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Coconut oil (Substitute with vegetable oil)
• few drops of green food color
• 1/4 cup Pista, lightly crushed
• 2-3 cardamom,crushed

Preparation
Mix all purpose flour with water to make a thin batter(Looks like milk,little bit thicker though). Add  food color. Heat this mixture in a thick bottomed vessel with continued stirring. Add  sugar, when the 

mixture thickens. Continue stirring. When the mixture thickens again, add the cardamom powder, pista and start adding the oil, 1 tbsp at a time,continue stirring until halwa separate from the vessel, add more oil if required. Transfer to a greased pan and cut into pieces after cooling down.
Thanks to my Hubby for making this yummy sweet.....