Sohan Halwa

Mix colouring with lemon juice and keep aside

Dissolve sugar in two cups of water and let it boil for five minutes. add milk and leave to boil for another five minutes.

remove from heat and strain through a muslin clothDissolve cornstarch in two cups of water and add to the syrup

Cook on medium heat and when it starts turning into a lump, add the colouring prevoiusly soaked in lemon juice

Stir continuously, adding a little ghee every time the mixture starts sticking to the bottom of the pan.

When the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms into one whole lump, add cardamom powder and finely sliced nuts keeping aside a few nuts for garnishing.

Put the halwa on a greased thali and even it out, then decorate it with the remaining nuts. Cut into your favorites shapes and serve