Bombay halwa

Karachi halwa is a popular Indian sweet. It is made of corn flour, water, clarified butter or ghee and sugar. Karachi halwa is usually coloured orange, red or green and flavoured with cardamom and ghee. It has a long shelf life.

It originated in Karachi, a city in Pakistan, but was popularised in Mumbai (then Bombay) as both are the port cities. The sweet was brought to Bombay and was popularized by a Hindu halwai (sweet maker), who moved from Karachi after the partition of India.