Gajar Halwa

Name: Gajar Halwa
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4-6 large carrots coarsely chopped; 1&1/2 cups full cream milk; 1&1/2 cups sugar; 10-15 cashews chopped; 3 tbsp ghee

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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This is a popular dessert that is commonly enjoyed hot with icecream or by itself. I like giving it a creamy texture so here I’ve ground the carrots into a paste before cooking it. Unlike the traditional way of using grated carrots. My method also saves time.

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

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Ingredients

15-25 mins

2 servings

4-6large carrots coarsely chopped
1&1/2 cups full cream milk
1&1/2 cups sugar
10-15cashews chopped
3 tbspghee

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Steps

15-25 mins

1

Coarsely chop the carrots. Add a little water and grind to a smooth paste.
2

In a pan heat full cream milk and bring to a boil.
3

Add the carrot paste to the milk; cover & cook on a high flame.
4

After 10 mins remove the lid and continue to cook on high flame
5

Add the sugar now. It will release water. Wait for it to get absorbed fully
6

Add the ghee and stir till Halwa separates from the pan.
7

Garnish with chopped cashews (fried in ghee) or pistachios. Serve by itself or with vanilla icecream.