This recipe is half-brain wave and half-inspired by internet research. To cut a long story short, hubby told me he had corn halwa brought by a colleague. I searched online for corn halwa recipe and came across corn starch halwa recipe, commonly known as karachi or sohan halwa in the market. As I read this easy recipe of corn starch halwa, I had the idea to use cocoa and coffee, instead of artificial color or flavoring like saffron. Hence, was born the 10-minute chocolate pudding.
Ingredients:
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- Nuts like cashew, almonds, walnut, and raisins – 1 cup
- Ghee – 2 tbs
- Water – 1.5 cup
- Cocoa powder – 1 cup
- Corn Starch powder – 1 cup (Smith and Jones)
- Coffee – 2 tsp
- Sugar – 1 to 1.25 cups
Method:
Heat one tbsp of ghee in a pan and roast the nuts and raisins. In a bowl, dilute sugar in water, and add cocoa and coffee and mix well. Place this mixture in to the pan with the roasted nuts. Simmer, and slowly add the corn starch powder and mix with spatula so that no lumps are formed. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of ghee and then increase the heat and keep on churning the mixture in the pan. Within a few seconds, the starch will coagulate and will become dough-like and easily come off the surface of the pan. Remove from heat, and allow to cool. Serve chilled as a dessert.
I am sure that this chocolate pudding is a high-calorie dessert but then its a quick saving grace when you want to serve home-made sweet dish. So just dig in and sin!
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Nivedita Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 13:54A great recipe for those with a sweet tooth.I myself is one among those…Will definitely try out sometime….
Thanks
felinemusings Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 14:44@Nivedita, thanks for visiting my blog and commenting, and I am sure you will love this chocolate sin
snigdha Says:
September 26th, 2008 at 11:46New Post Please
felinemusings Says:
September 26th, 2008 at 11:51@Snigs – running short of ideas and motivation
snigdha Says:
September 26th, 2008 at 16:45Sanju suggests that you can blog on behalf of people who have interesting stories to tell but no means to share or blog
felinemusings Says:
September 26th, 2008 at 18:03@Snigs and Sanju, yes thats a good idea and I even have a category called kaliedoscope to share stuff that agendra sends me!
Santosh Says:
September 29th, 2008 at 08:48Hey, how come this experimentation did not take place when we used to visit…. would have loved something like this, or maybe you are keen to increase M’s waistline
How does it taste??
rahul Says:
September 29th, 2008 at 13:56that seems interesting now…wil try this at home definitely…being a bachelor and not trying new things is not my taste…
well, i got no1 to impress with this pudding but myself and if i by any chance fail to make it correct, i got no1 to complain and myself to blame for the experiment…so best of luck to me…hehehe
felinemusings Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 15:00@Santosh, because I was experimenting more with cocktails and mutton dishes in those days
It tastes typically like a chocolate fudge or a chocolate with nuts, except for the “soft-texture.” Its all about the cocoa.
felinemusings Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 15:00@Rahul, believe me you cant go wrong with such a simple dish!!