Gajar ka halwa (Carrot halwa)

Name: Gajar ka halwa (Carrot halwa)
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2-3 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 medium size carrots (grated); 1+ 2 tbsp ghee; 2 cardamoms; 1 pinch salt; 4 tbsp milk powder; 100 ml water; 1 cup milk; Handful cashewnuts, kishmish and almonds; (coarsely crushed); 3 tsp oil; as required Few drops Fruit essence; 3-4 tbsp granulated sugar; (adjust as needed)

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

"Winters" and "Gajar ka halwa" go hand in hand. No winter season goes without having this classic dessert.
So here's how I make halwa with carrots.
Scale up the ingredients quantity for large scale preparation.
Let's check out how to make a delicious gajar ka halwa!
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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

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Ingredients

40 minutes

2-3 persons

4medium size carrots (grated)
1+ 2 tbsp ghee
2cardamoms
1 pinchsalt
4 tbspmilk powder
100 mlwater
1 cupmilk
Handfulcashewnuts, kishmish and almonds
(coarsely crushed)
3 tspoil
as required Few drops Fruit essence
3-4 tbspgranulated sugar
(adjust as needed)

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Steps

40 minutes

1

In a pressure cooker, put grated carrots, salt, cardamoms, milk powder, 1 tbsp ghee and water.
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Mix. Switch the flame on. Put the pressure cooker lid and cook at slow flame for 2 whistles. Switch off and let the cooker release pressure. Remove the lid and mash the carrots. Now switch the flame on. In slow flame saute the boiled carrots till it looses it's moisture. Give occasional stirring. As moisture is almost lost, put oil and saute for some more time.
3

Now put milk. Stir occasionally and cook till amount of milk is reduced.
Add dry fruits and rest of the ghee.
4

Mix well and continue cooking at slow heat.
Next add sugar.I added 3 tbsp sugar,that was enough for us. Now after adding sugar, the halwa becomes bit liquidy. At slow heat continue cooking with occasional stirring and mixing, till the halwa leaves the sides and becomes thick, but not dry.
Put essence and mix.
5

Hot hot gajar ka halwa is ready!!
I like to have it warm...how do you like having it?
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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

on January 25, 2022 05:03

Hyderabad

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