Tomato halwa/ Thakkali halwa is a sweet, slightly tangy, naturally colored and glossy looking delicious sweet containing the goodness of tomatoes. This interesting instant halwa recipe is prepared with tomato puree/ paste, cornflour, sugar, ghee and flavored with cardamom. Yes just 5 pantry friendly ingredients and the halwa will be ready in no time. Thakkali halwa requires no fancy techniques like 1 string consistency or long time stirring so even beginners/ bachelors can make it quickly. Thakkali halwa looks just like the regular cornflour/ karachi halwa but wont be found that has tomato in it until it is tasted, actually even the taste won’t let your audience find it because it is something we are not used to/ new for us and them. I posted a video in my facebook page prior to this post and many guessed it as badam halwa, karachi halwa and pumpkin halwa too. See I was right! Thank you guys for all those guesses!!
Since the lockdown just like others storing extra veggies has been a necessary to avoid frequent visits to shop- the result is tomatoes get over ripe and sometimes water/ rot very quickly. I have been planting constantly these tomatoes and I should say our yard is filled with tomato plants now. I have been making lot of spaghetti and other tomato based dishes as well but was super bored this time and I was reminded of this tomato jam/tomato pachadi that is served in wedding along with biryani, but this time had just 4 tomatoes and the jam quantity will be too less so made few corrections to the recipe and turned it into halwa and everyone relished it. Sometimes got to turn the tables right😎 I have not added any food color in this recipe as good color ripe tomatoes yields appetizing color to the halwa or any chutney or dishes made with tomatoes. The sugar quantity mentioned in the recipe can be altered according to your preference. So let’s get to the making of thakkali halwa!
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PREP TIME | COOK TIME | TOTAL TIME | SERVES |
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5 min | 25 min | 30 min | 2 |
* 1 cup = 235 ml
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