Name: Gajar Ka Halwa recipe by Pavana Bhat at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 kg carrots; 500 ml milk; 100 gms khoya; 1/2 cup Sugar; 4-5 tbsp ghee (clarified butter); 1 tbsp powdered cardamom; 1/4 cup cashews, raisins, almonds

ABOUT Gajar Ka Halwa RECIPE

The traditional and most popular gajar ka halwa made with carrots, full-fat milk, khoya, sugar, and nuts. Lip smackingly delicious.

Ingredients Serving: 8

1 kg carrots
500 ml milk
100 gms khoya
1/2 cup Sugar
4-5 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
1 tbsp powdered cardamom
1/4 cup cashews, raisins, almonds

Instructions

Peel and Grate the carrots.
Combine the milk and carrots in a thick bottomed pan. Cook on low to medium flame till the mixture starts to boil. Stir occasionally.
Stir occasionally while the mixture simmers on medium flame. Let it simmer till the milk starts to evaporate. Add the khoya and mix well.
When 80 percent of the milk has evaporated, add sugar and continue to stir.
Let it simmer and cook on medium flame while stirring occasionally. Add ghee and cardamom powder.
When the milk has evaporated completely and you get a sticky mixture, add the chopped nuts and switch off the flame. Serve gajar ka halwa warm or serve it cold. Tastes amazing both ways.

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