Gajar ka Halwa

Name: Gajar ka Halwa
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 gm Carrots; 1/4 Beetroot (totally optional); 150 ml Milk; 100 gm Sugar; 150 gm Milk Powder or 250 gm Khoya (Mawa); 50 ml Clarified butter (Desi Ghee); 4 Green cardamom 4 or if using cardamom powder then 1/4 tsp; 3-4 tbsp chopped nuts of choice

Nidhi Pandey @cook_8053411

California

Carrots are full of nutrition & taste. And making halwa or pudding out of it increases its taste.

Nidhi Pandey @cook_8053411

California

Carrots are full of nutrition & taste. And making halwa or pudding out of it increases its taste.

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Ingredients

500 gmCarrots
1/4Beetroot (totally optional)
150 mlMilk
100 gmSugar
150 gmMilk Powder or 250 gm Khoya (Mawa)
50 mlClarified butter (Desi Ghee)
4Green cardamom 4 or if using cardamom powder then 1/4 tsp
3-4 tbspchopped nuts of choice

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Steps

1

Wash, clean & grate the carrots. No need to grate them very finely.
2

Add finely grated beetroot for a nice colour. Avoid it if you don’t like or if you have red carrots.
3

Add milk, cook covered for 20 minutes.
4

After 20 minutes add half of the clarified butter & cook for 2 minutes on medium heat, stirring constantly.
5

Gradually add milk powder & ensure that there are no lumps in the halwa.
6

Add sugar & mix well. Now it would release some water
7

Stir it on medium/high heat till the halwa dries.
8

Add the remaining clarified butter & mix well.
9

Stir for 2 minutes on medium/high heat.
10

Add cardamom powder & mix well.
11

Add nuts of your choice & serve warm.