Name: Gajar ka Halwa recipe by Sheena Omana Narayanan at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Carrot Long- 1 Kg; Sugar- 1/2 cup; Cardamom- 4 nos powdered; Pistachios- 6-7 nos; Cashew- 6-7 nos; Badam- 6-7 nos; Fullcream Milk - 2 Cups; Condensed Milk- 1/4 cup; Ghee- 1/4 cup or according to your taste; Mava Peda- 2nos( Optional)

ABOUT Gajar ka Halwa RECIPE

The gajar ka halwa was first introduced during the Mughal period and the name originates from the Arabic word "halwa", which means "sweet" and it is made from carrot (in Hindi: gajar) so that it is known as gajar ka halwa (meaning pudding of carrot or Halwa of carrot).

Ingredients Serving: 3

Carrot Long- 1 Kg
Sugar- 1/2 cup
Cardamom- 4 nos powdered
Pistachios- 6-7 nos
Cashew- 6-7 nos
Badam- 6-7 nos
Fullcream Milk - 2 Cups
Condensed Milk- 1/4 cup
Ghee- 1/4 cup or according to your taste
Mava Peda- 2nos( Optional)

Instructions

Peel and grate the carrots.
Heat pan and boil milk with the cardamom and grated carrot into it and allow it to cook in medium flame, stirring continuously until it gets semi dry
Add Sugar and condensed milk, stir well until it gets coated well nicely
Crush peda pieces and add on this to your halwa
Add ghee and stir for another 10 mins, add half of the nuts and mix well
Heat ghee in another pan, fry remaining nuts. Garnish these nuts while serving halwa

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