Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe (Carrot Halwa)
Rich, creamy, and authentic gajar ka halwa recipe popular as carrot halwa is the most comforting and satisfying winter dessert from India and Pakistan. Prepared with 5 ingredients and best to make with khoya and milk.
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Servings: 5 Persons
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g Red Carrots Finely grated
- ½ Liter Milk Full Fat
- ½ cup White Granulated Sugar Manage upto taste
- ½ cup Khoya
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 2 tablespoon Almonds Finely sliced
Instructions
- Wash, peel, and finely grate the carrots using a hand/electric grater or shredder.
- Shift the grated carrots in a big nonstick pan and add milk. Cover with a lid and simmer for 2 hours at slow heat.
- After 2 hours, check the carrots and evaporate the excess milk at high heat. Keep stirring.
- In a heated pan, add 2 tablespoons of ghee (clarified butter). Add green cardamom seeds and let them pop for a few seconds.
- Now add cooked carrots and sauté for a few minutes.
- Roast the carrots for a few minutes. It will release water but keep stirring and roasting until it stops to release water.
- Add ½ cup sugar and roast again to caramelize the sugar with carrots.
- Now add khoya and give it a good mix. Keep stirring!
- Garnish with sliced cut roasted almonds. Give it a good mix.
- Set the halwa in serving platter and topped with khoya and sliced almonds or other nuts of choice.
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Notes
- Always use red carrots. Peel off the upper skin of carrots and then wash properly with tap water to remove dirt.
- Use a hand grater to finely grate the carrots.
- Make sure to boil grated carrots in milk rather than water.
- Cook halwa at high temperature until it starts showing ghee on the pan surface.
- Gajar halwa with khoya gives you a great result in terms of color and taste.
- Use a thick iron skillet to make the halwa. Avoid steel and Aluminium utensils.
- Double or triple the quantity if you want to make it in bulk.
Nutrition
Serving: 100g | Calories: 300kcal