Carrot Halwa | Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe
Carrot Halwa is a Classic Indian Dessert ; Carrots are slow cooked in whole milk , desi ghee and sugar , flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts .
Servings 5 People
Calories 312kcal
Ingredients
- 4.5- 5 Cups Red Carrot grated
- 2 Cups Full Fat Milk
- 8 tablespoon Sugar or as required
- 6 tablespoon Ghee /Clarified Butter
- ½ teaspoon Green cardamom Powder ,4-5 cardamom pods , de husked and powdered
- 1 tablespoon Raisins
- 2 tablespoon Cashews
- 2 tablespoon Almonds, slivered
- 1 tablespoon Pistachios , chopped
Instructions
- Rinse carrots, pat it dry ,trim the edges , peel the skin , grate and keep it aside
- In a heavy bottom thick pan /kadai (don't use Nonstick), add 2 tablespoon of ghee/clarified butter and add grated carrot,
- Saute the carrot till the rawness of carrot goes,it takes around 6-8 minutes.
- Now add boiled milk and let the carrots cook in the milk. Cover lid and cook on low flame .
- When carrot is completely cooked, open lid and cook until milk reduces.
- Once milk is almost reduced to 90% , add sugar , mix well and let it continue to cook on low flame
- Whilst, heat 4 tablespoon of ghee and fry all chopped nuts until it turns golden in color. Add raisins at last and remove from stove.
- To carrot halwa , add cardamom powder , fried nuts , raisins along with ghee.
- Mix well ; when everything comes together leaving the pan from edges , gajar halwa in ready.
- Serve Carrot Halwa hot, warm or cold .Can also serve with Ice cream.
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Notes
- Always use red carrots to make this halwa as you can get real taste from red carrots. Even black carrots can be used to make this halwa . You can find black carrots in winters in some regions of East India
- Grate carrots to medium thickness. If you grate them too thin, the halwa will become mushy , to speed up the process use food processor to grate carrots.
- Keep stirring the halwa at regular intervals or else it scorches from the bottom.
- You can easily double or triple this recipe .
- Carrot halwa is freezer friendly recipe , transfer it in a freezer safe box and freeze. Thaw before using and warm in microwave. You can freeze the halwa for 1-2 months.
- You can make this gajar halwa with khoya also. Add 50 grams of Khoya once carrots are well cooked and follow the remaining process exactly.
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal