Gajar ka sweet halwa Recipe
Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe: The winter season has started not that the demand for carrot halwa starts in every household. Be it the elderly or a child in the house, carrot pudding is everyone’s favorite in every age. It is nutritious as well as delicious. After eating this, the stomach feels full for a long time. But often the women of the house complain that they cannot make carrot pudding like market at home. If you are also among these people, then try this easy and tasty recipe of carrot halwa, which every person who eats it will ask you what is the recipe of this halwa.
ingredients
| 2 cups peeled and grated Carrot |
| 1½ cups (375 ml) full fat Milk |
| 2½ tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter) |
| 1/4 cup Sugar |
| 5 Cashew nuts, chopped |
| 5 Almonds, sliced |
| 8 Raisins |
| 1/4 teaspoon Cardamom Powder |
Method
- Heat ghee in non-stick pan or heavy based pan over medium flame. Add grated carrots and roast them for 3-4 minutes while mixing continuously.
- Pour milk over ghee roasted carrots and stir to mix well. Bring it to boil over medium flame.
- When it starts to boil, reduce flame to low and cook until almost milk is absorbed and mixture starts to thicken. It will take approx. 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally in between to prevent sticking.
- Cook until all milk is absorbed and mixture turns thick for approx. 5-7 minutes. Stir occasionally in between.
- Add sugar, chopped cashew nuts and raisins, mix well. Stir and cook until sugar is dissolved; approx. 3-4 minutes.
- Add cardamom powder, mix properly and turn off the flame.
- Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with sliced almonds.
Tips and Variations:
- Do not add sugar along with milk in step-2 as adding it early will not give soft texture.
- If you are planning to serve carrot halwa with ice cream, then let there be some milk in it (in step-4) to make it extra soft and moist.
- Type and quality of gajar plays an important role in ultimate taste of this sweet. Use carrots which are sweet and juicy.
- Add 1/4 cup unsweetened khoya (mawa) in step-4 for a nice creamy texture. If you are using sweet khoya, then adjust sugar accordingly.
- Make richer, creamier, gajar halwa with condensed milk by adding 1/4 cup sweet condensed milk and reducing sugar to 1 tablespoon.
Taste: Sweet and soft
