Recipes
Gajar Ka Halwa
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 1 hr
Total Time : 1 hr 10 mins
Ingredients
- 8 to 9 carrots medium, juicy, tender – 650 grams or about 4 to 4.5 cups grated carrots
- 4 cups whole milk or full fat organic milk
- 4 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter)
- 10 to 12 tablespoons sugar or raw sugar – 180 to 190 grams – add as required
- ½ to 1 teaspoon cardamom powder or 5 to 6 green cardamoms powdered finely in a mortar-pestle
- 10 to 12 cashews – chopped
- 10 to 12 almonds – sliced or chopped
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- 1 pinch saffron strands – optional
Instructions
Preparation
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First rinse, peel and then grate the carrots (8-9 medium sized tender juicy carrots), either with a hand held grater or in a food processor.
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You need approx 4 to 4.5 cups grated carrots.
Making carrot halwa
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In a kadai or deep thick bottomed pan combine milk and grated carrots.
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On a low to medium flame, bring the whole mixture to a boil and then simmer.
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While the mixture is simmering on a low flame, keep on stirring in between.
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The grated carrots will cook in the milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.
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When the milk has 75% reduced, add the ghee, sugar and powdered cardamom to the mixture.
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Stir well and continue to simmer and cook on a low flame.
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Do keep on stirring the halwa in between.
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Towards the end, add the cashews, almonds, saffron and raisins. Simmer the halwa till all the milk is evaporated. Switch off the burner.
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Serve gajar halwa hot, warm or you can also serve it cold. garnish with some chopped dry fruits while serving.