IruttuKadai Halwa - Tirunelveli Special

Step 1

Final 1 cup milk

First Milk set aside for an hr

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 cup
Salt - a pinch
Water - As reqd

Method:

• In a bowl add flour, salt and add water little by little.
• Make a soft dough (like chapathi).
• Add 4 cups of water to this and cover.
• Let is sit overnight.
• Next day dillute the dough in the water and throw the final left out dough(sakka).
• This is wheat milk, refer picture.
• Set this aside for an hour.
• Water and milk part will separate and water will be on top.
• Pour the water carefully and take the milk(white part) alone.
• I got 1 cup milk.
• Rest of the measurements or based on this milk quantity. i.e., for 1 cup of milk.
• To this add 4 cups of water and mix and set aside.
• Now take 2 pans, In one pan lets caramalize sugar.
• For that add 1/2 cup sugar (I used a mix of white and brown sugar) and 2 tbsp of water.
• Mix this and cook in low flame till you the mild brown color (app 6-8 mins).
• In other pan add 2 1/2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water and mix well.
• Cook in low flame for few mins.
• Add the caramalized sugar mix and then the 1 cup of wheat milk we got.
• Keep cooking in medium-low flame.
• From this step we have to keep stirring.
• After 10 mins add 1 tbsp of ghee and mix well.
• After 25 mins add ghee.
• After 45 mins mix will be semi-thick.
• After and hour and 15 mins we will get the desired consistency.
• If you want you can add roasted cashews at this point and mix well.
• Iruttu Kadai Halwa is ready to be served.

Note:

I also read in other article, it is enough to rest the dough for 10 mins.