Tirunelveli Halwa

Tirunelveli, the largest 7th city in Tamil Nadu and Tirunelveli halwa is famous all over the world (atlesat in India, to be more precise - at least in south India)

The most popular shop in Tirunelveli must be selling over Rs 100,000 of Halwa per day and
Marwarii family who is there for more than 300 years are the famous Halwa maker in Tirunelveli.

Tirunelveli Halwa in Bangalore: A mobile Tirunelveli Halwa shop

You can find lot of sweet shops in Bangalore, but for the first time I am seeing a mobile sweetshop in Bangalore and more over in the heavy traffic.

Tirunelveli Halwa Recipe

Soak one kg of whole grains of wheat for eight hours.

Hand grind. Let the milk-like batter settle.

Pour the milk-like batter and 4½ kg sugar into a wide iron karhai or wok. Heat, stirring continuously till it begins to boil and bubble. Then add 2¼ kg ghee. Boil it down till it thickens and is nearly solid.

Pour onto a greased thali or plate. Let it cool and cut or serve into desired portions.

Halwa Recipe taken from rediff