Gajar ka halwa

Name: Gajar ka halwa
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 5 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg carrots peeled; 1/2 cup desi ghee; 1 kg milk; 1/2 cup condensed milk; 1/4 cup almonds; 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder

Harneet Kour @khiyal

With the onset of festivities and winter, it's time to prepare your favourite delicacies and desserts. Nothing can beat hot gajar ka halwa with dripping ghee, garnished with almonds. #gajarhalwa #halwa #carrots #FM #W4 #cookpadindia #cookpad

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Ingredients

1 hour

5 people

1 kgcarrots peeled
1/2 cupdesi ghee
1 kgmilk
1/2 cupcondensed milk
1/4 cupalmonds
1/2 teaspoongreen cardamom powder

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Steps

1 hour

1

Grate peeled carrots and keep aside.
2

In a kadhai, heat ghee. Add grated carrots and stir. Fry carrots for 5 minutes.
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Add milk and stir. Let the carrots cook and the milk gets reduced.
4

Till the carrots are cooking, in a bowl, add almonds. Soak them in warm water. After 10 minutes, peel the cover and slice the almonds.
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When the milk is reduced, add condensed milk and grounded green cardamom. You can either use ready-made green cardamom powder or use freshly grounded powder.
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Roast for another 5-7 minutes. Turn off the flame.
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Gajar ka halwa is ready to serve.
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Tip: At the time of serving, add a tablespoon of ghee and add halwa. Give it a nice mix. It will add more taste and shine.
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Garnish with sliced almonds.