Instant pot carrot halwa

Name: Instant pot carrot halwa
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups grated carrots; 1/2 cup milk; 3 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp milk powder; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; 1 tbsp raisins; as required Some chopped almonds; as required Some chopped cashew nuts

Neha Dua @cook_90450

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Gajar halwa or carrot halwa is an immensely popular and delicious traditional Indian dessert made from carrots, ghee, milk, and sugar. Carrot is a winter special recipe that is part of most celebrations in India be it weddings, parties, or festivals.

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Ingredients

4-6 servings

3 cupsgrated carrots
1/2 cupmilk
3 tbspghee
2 tbspmilk powder
1/3 cupsugar
1/2 tspcardamom powder
1 tbspraisins
as required Some chopped almonds
as required Some chopped cashew nuts

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Steps

1

Firstly heat ghee in a pot and add grated Carrots saute for 2 mins stirring intermittently.
2

Add milk and mix well. Close the lid with and pressure cook for 3 mins.Once the cooking is complete, do a manual steam released and open the lid.
3

At this stage, the carrots are cooked but there is the liquid left that needs to be cooked off. Start the pot back on saute normal.
4

Add in sugar, milk powder, cashews, raisins,cardamom powder, and mix gently until well combined
5

When you add the sugar, the halwa will get watery. Cook until the moisture evaporates.
6

Once most of the liquid from carrot halwa has dried, add the freshly crushed cardamom seeds and 1 tablespoon ghee.
7

Delicious, rich and melt in mouth Gajar Halwa is ready. Serve warm garnished with almonds.