GAJAR KA HALWA (Carrot Pudding)

Name: GAJAR KA HALWA (Carrot Pudding)
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 kg carrot; 1/ 4 tbsp ghee / clarified butter; 15-20 mix dry fruits cashew, almond, pistachio chopped (Roasted); 1 1/2 cup milk; 3/4 cup sugar (to taste); 2 cup khoya / mawa (required); 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Jyoti Prakash Assudani @cook_24726422

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A popular and traditional pudding made with carrot mash and full cream milk. It is traditionally made and served for various festival celebrations and occasion feasts, but can also be made for day-to-day lunch or dinner. It is generally made with red-colored carrots which gives it an authentic bright color, but can also be made with other types of carrots with a slight variation in the amount of sugar and milk added to it while cooking.

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Jyoti Prakash Assudani @cook_24726422

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Ingredients

30-35 minutes

4-5 servings

1/2 kg carrot
1/ 4 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
15-20mix dry fruits cashew, almond, pistachio chopped (Roasted)
1 1/2 cupmilk
3/4 cupsugar (to taste)
2 cupkhoya / mawa (required)
1/4 tspcardamom powder

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Steps

30-35 minutes

1

Firstly, peel the skin of carrot and grate finely. keep aside. traditionally, delhi carrot is used to prepare halwa.
2

In a large kadai heat ¼ cup ghee and fry cashew, almonds.
fry until it turns golden brown. keep aside.
3

In the same ghee add grated carrot and saute well.Saute for 10 minutes or until it changes colour slightly.Now pour 1½ cup milk and give a good stir.
boil for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
4

Continue to boil until the carrots are cooked well and milk reduces.Once the milk thickens completely, add ¾ cup sugar.Mix well and cook until the sugar dissolves and thickens.Cook until the halwa thickens and ghee releases from sides
5

Now turn off the flame and khoya, ¼ tsp cardamom powder and fried nuts.Mix well
6

Making sure everything is well combined.
7

Enjoy your day winter special gajar Ka Halwa..
8

Finally, enjoy gajar ka halwa or carrot halwa chilled or warm.

Tips

"I prefer more Mawa in Ganja Halwa, so I added two cups. You can adjust according to your taste."
You can also add Milkmaid to Gajar Halwa for extra sweetness and richness.

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