Gajjar Ka Halwa
Ready In - 40 MinutesAverage Reviews
Description
Level
Easy
Yield
4 person
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
1. Carrot - ½ kg or 500 grams
2. Milk - 2 cups
3. Sugar - ½ cup (you can add two tablespoons more to make it sweeter, but it is optional)
4. Cardamom, powdered - 4 pods
5. Ghee or butter - 2 tablespoons
OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS:
1. Mixed nuts (almonds, pistachios, and cashews) - 15
2. Raisins - 2 tablespoons (optional)
2. Milk - 2 cups
3. Sugar - ½ cup (you can add two tablespoons more to make it sweeter, but it is optional)
4. Cardamom, powdered - 4 pods
5. Ghee or butter - 2 tablespoons
OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS:
1. Mixed nuts (almonds, pistachios, and cashews) - 15
2. Raisins - 2 tablespoons (optional)
Nutrition Facts
CALORIES: 319 kcal
CARBOHYDRATE: 44 g
PROTEIN: 5 g
FAT: 14 g
CHOLESTEROL: 31 mg
SODIUM: 141 mg
CARBOHYDRATE: 44 g
PROTEIN: 5 g
FAT: 14 g
CHOLESTEROL: 31 mg
SODIUM: 141 mg
Directions
1. Wash carrots thoroughly and peel them.
2. Either grate carrots in a food processor or utilize a hand grater.
3. Now, on low heat dry roast nuts until they are crunchy. Cool them and chop them afterward. Now, fry the chopped nuts in one tablespoon of ghee until they are golden.
4. After that, add raisins and fry them as well until they are plump - transfer fried nuts and raisins on to the plate.
STEPS TO MAKE GAJAR KA HALWA:
1. The initial step is to bring the milk to a boil in a deep pan.
2. Keep the stove on medium heat and add grated carrots into the pot. Frequently stir the constituents. The mixture can get scorched, so do not leave the pan unattended.
3. Upon the complete evaporation of the milk, add sugar. Stir the ingredients well.
4. Cooking the sugar with carrots will release a lot of moisture, and it will make your concoction gooey.
5. Cook for a few more minutes until half of the moisture evaporates. After that, pour in the ghee or butter.
6. In ghee or butter, saute the gajar halwa until all the moisture is evaporated.
7. Once gajar ka halwa is cooked thoroughly, and it is done, it will become thick and aromatic.
8. Dust the cardamom powder on top of the halwa. At this point, you can also add grated khoya on top of the gajar ka halwa if you like.
9. Additionally, cook halwa for 2 to 3 minutes so that the khoya blends well.
10. Garnish gajar ka halwa with chopped mixed nuts and serve it either chilled or warm. You can also serve halwa in conjunction with ice cream.
ANOTHER METHOD OF MAKING GAJAR KA HALWA USING KHOYA:
1. Use only one cup of milk for ½ kg carrot. It is a ratio that you have to follow.
2. You will need ½ cup grated khoya or mawa with ½ cup plus two tablespoons sugar.
3. You have to follow the same method that is mentioned earlier, and at the end of the cooking process, add khoya or mawa.
4. Integrate the khoya with the carrots so that it melts, and it blends well.
2. Either grate carrots in a food processor or utilize a hand grater.
3. Now, on low heat dry roast nuts until they are crunchy. Cool them and chop them afterward. Now, fry the chopped nuts in one tablespoon of ghee until they are golden.
4. After that, add raisins and fry them as well until they are plump - transfer fried nuts and raisins on to the plate.
STEPS TO MAKE GAJAR KA HALWA:
1. The initial step is to bring the milk to a boil in a deep pan.
2. Keep the stove on medium heat and add grated carrots into the pot. Frequently stir the constituents. The mixture can get scorched, so do not leave the pan unattended.
3. Upon the complete evaporation of the milk, add sugar. Stir the ingredients well.
4. Cooking the sugar with carrots will release a lot of moisture, and it will make your concoction gooey.
5. Cook for a few more minutes until half of the moisture evaporates. After that, pour in the ghee or butter.
6. In ghee or butter, saute the gajar halwa until all the moisture is evaporated.
7. Once gajar ka halwa is cooked thoroughly, and it is done, it will become thick and aromatic.
8. Dust the cardamom powder on top of the halwa. At this point, you can also add grated khoya on top of the gajar ka halwa if you like.
9. Additionally, cook halwa for 2 to 3 minutes so that the khoya blends well.
10. Garnish gajar ka halwa with chopped mixed nuts and serve it either chilled or warm. You can also serve halwa in conjunction with ice cream.
ANOTHER METHOD OF MAKING GAJAR KA HALWA USING KHOYA:
1. Use only one cup of milk for ½ kg carrot. It is a ratio that you have to follow.
2. You will need ½ cup grated khoya or mawa with ½ cup plus two tablespoons sugar.
3. You have to follow the same method that is mentioned earlier, and at the end of the cooking process, add khoya or mawa.
4. Integrate the khoya with the carrots so that it melts, and it blends well.
