Gajar ka halwa

Name: Gajar ka halwa
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5-6 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg red carrot; 1 cup full fat milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 6-7 tbsp ghee; 1/4 cup khoya; 2 tbsp melon seeds; 2 tbsp almonds chopped; 2 tbsp cashew Chopped; 1 tsp cardamom powder

Uzma Syed @syed786

Allahabad

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Gajar halwa is one of the most popular dessert 9f winter season. We usually make carrot halwa by grated the carrot and it took more time. This time I used some shortcut method to save thr time. I made this halwa in pressure cooker and there is no need of grated the carrot.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

5-6 persons

1 kgred carrot
1 cupfull fat milk
1/2 cupsugar
6-7 tbspghee
1/4 cupkhoya
2 tbspmelon seeds
2 tbspalmonds chopped
2 tbspcashew Chopped
1 tspcardamom powder

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Peel and wash the carrot. Then cut into roughly pieces.place the chopped carrot in a pressure cooker add 1/2cup water and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Turn off the flame. Open the lid.
2

If there is water in it cooked on high flame for few minutes to reduce the excess water. Then mashed the cooked carrot well with a masher.
3

Now add the ghee and cooked for 8-10 minutes on medium to high flame. keep stirring to avoid sticking.
4

When the carrot mixture combined well add milk and cook on low to medium flame until the milk has reduced. Keep stirring. Then add sugar and cooked again for 4-5 minutes.
5

When the sugar has melted, Add the khoya mix and cooked for 4-5 minutes on high flame and when the mixture started to leave the bottom and the ghee has released, add chopped dry fruits, mix and cook for 2-3 minutes then switch off the flame.
6

Dish out. Garnished with some more dry fruits and enjoy the yummy gajar halwa.

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Uzma Syed @syed786

on December 11, 2024 17:39

Allahabad

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