Gajar Ka Halwa

Gajar Ka Halwa

November 8, 2022
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 1 hr
Total Time : 1 hr 10 mins
 

Ingredients

  • 8 to 9 carrots medium, juicy, tender – 650 grams or about 4 to 4.5 cups grated carrots
  • 4 cups whole milk or full fat organic milk
  • 4 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter)
  • 10 to 12 tablespoons sugar or raw sugar – 180 to 190 grams – add as required
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon cardamom powder or 5 to 6 green cardamoms powdered finely in a mortar-pestle
  • 10 to 12 cashews – chopped
  • 10 to 12 almonds – sliced or chopped
  • 2 tablespoons golden raisins
  • 1 pinch saffron strands – optional
 

Instructions

Preparation

  • First rinse, peel and then grate the carrots (8-9 medium sized tender juicy carrots), either with a hand held grater or in a food processor.
  • You need approx 4 to 4.5 cups grated carrots.

Making carrot halwa

  • In a kadai or deep thick bottomed pan combine milk and grated carrots.
  • On a low to medium flame, bring the whole mixture to a boil and then simmer.
  • While the mixture is simmering on a low flame, keep on stirring in between.
  • The grated carrots will cook in the milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.
  • When the milk has 75% reduced, add the ghee, sugar and powdered cardamom to the mixture.
  • Stir well and continue to simmer and cook on a low flame.
  • Do keep on stirring the halwa in between.
  • Towards the end, add the cashews, almonds, saffron and raisins. Simmer the halwa till all the milk is evaporated. Switch off the burner.
  • Serve gajar halwa hot, warm or you can also serve it cold. garnish with some chopped dry fruits while serving.

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