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Gajar Halwa

Jan-06-2018
Rojalin Rout
15 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Gajar Halwa RECIPE

This is my way of making the quintessential winter desert, made with carrots. A very rich and delicious dinner party desert.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • North Indian
  • Simmering
  • Dessert
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. Carrot - 1kg
  2. Sugar -1/2cup
  3. Milk - 1/2litter
  4. Ghee - 4-5 tbsp
  5. Sweet end condensed milk - 1/2 cup
  6. Cashew nuts - 10-12 nobs
  7. Raisins - 2 tbsp
  8. Almonds - 10 nobs
  9. Pistachios - 5-10 nobs
  10. Cardamom powder - 1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. First wash the carrots peel and grate it nicely and keep it aside.
  2. Heat the ghee in a pan,once Ghee is hot then add all the dry fruits and sauté it for few minutes then take it out into the ghee and keep it aside.
  3. Then in the same pan add the grated carrots into the ghee and stir it nicely for 10-15mints till it leaves raw smell and it starts soft.
  4. Then add the sugar and mix it properly.
  5. Then add the milk into the carrots and mix well.let it to boil and keep stirring occasionally.making sure Carrots are uniformly cooked and doesn't burnt from the bottom. Let it cook for 1/2an hours with medium flame.
  6. Cook it nicely till the milk is evaporated completely.
  7. Once the milk evaporates the carrots will be almost cooked then add the condensed milk/milkmaid and mix well.
  8. Again let it cook for some more time till the carrots cook properly and the milk evaporates completely. In between keep mixing and mashing till Carrots are well cooked.
  9. Then add the cardamom powder and chopped all dry fruits then give a good mix and switch off the flame.
  10. Then let it cool and serve carrot Halwa/Gajar Halwa garnished with chopped pistachios.

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Milli Garg
Jan-11-2018
Milli Garg   Jan-11-2018

Winter special sweet dish.

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