Carrot (gajar) halwa in microwave

Shivani Nair
Shivani Nair @cook_7804171
Austin, TX, USA

This is an easy way to make carrot (gajar) halwa (sweet dish). It will taste yummy as we add khoya / mawa to this dish.

Carrot (gajar) halwa in microwave

This is an easy way to make carrot (gajar) halwa (sweet dish). It will taste yummy as we add khoya / mawa to this dish.

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Ingredients

20 mins
4-serving
  1. 2 Cupscarrot grated
  2. 1/2 Cupmilk
  3. 5 Tablespoonssugar
  4. 5 Tablespoonsmawa khoya /
  5. 2 Tablespoonsbutter clarified (ghee)
  6. 1 Teaspoondry fruit powder
  7. 5almonds for garnishing

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    In a microwave bowl, add ghee and keep it on high for 15 seconds

  2. 2

    Add grated carrot in the bowl, mix it well and put it in the microwave for 2 minutes

  3. 3

    Add sugar, milk and mawa* mix it well and put it in the microwave for 2 minutes

  4. 4

    Take it out and stir it. Put it in the microwave for 2 minutes

  5. 5

    Repeat step 4 until the milk is soaked by carrot (I repeated the step thrice i.e. for 6 minutes)

  6. 6

    Add dry fruit powder and mix it well

  7. 7

    Keep in the microwave for 1 minute

  8. 8

    Take it out and garnish it with grated almonds#, the halwa is ready to serve

  9. 9

    Note 1: * In case you are using frozen mawa/ khoya then grate it before adding. I am using khoya/mawa without sugar, in case you are using khoya with sugar then reduce amount of sugar from ingredients accordingly

  10. 10

    Note 2: # Cut the almonds into vertical thin slices, I like raw almonds so I am using raw almonds here. You can deep fry in clarified butter and use that. You may use almond, pistachios, cashews as per your likings

  11. 11

    Note 3: Khoya/mawa will be available in frozen section of Indian grocery store

  12. 12

    Note 4: Dry fruit powder contains almond, pistachios, cashews, saffron,walnut, cardamom etc

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