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Gajar Ka Halwa

gajar halwa

Ingredients (Serves: 2)

  • - 1 kg Carrots
  • - 1 liter Milk
  • - 1 teaspoon Cardamom Seeds
  • - 3/4 cup Water
  • - 3 tablespoons Ghee
  • - 2 tablespoons Raisins
  • - 2 tablespoons Almonds
  • - 2 tablespoons Pistachios
  • - 450 grams Sugar
  • - 200 gms Khoya

Method

Preparing Khoya

  • - Take a sauce pan and add 1/2 litre Milk to boil.
  • - Reduce the heat and continue cooking at simmer flame. Keep stirring so that milk does not stick to the base of the pan.
  • - Stir more vigorously as milk gets thicker. The khoya is cooked when the milk is reduced to a thick, dry lump and it has stopped sizzling.
  • - Remove from the pan and leave it to cool.

Gajar Ka Halwa Using Khoya

  • - Wash and grate the carrots.
  • - Soak the raisins in water for 30 minutes.
  • - Blanch and shred the nuts.
  • - Boil the water, when it starts boiling add the grated carrots.
  • - Cook for 5-7 minutes and then add the milk.
  • - Cook on a low flame for 1 hour stirring occasionally.
  • - Add sugar, mix well and cook till the sugar has dissolved and all the milk has been absorbed.
  • - Add ghee and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • - Add khoya to it and mix well.
  • - Add the slightly crushed cardamoms and the raisins and mix well.
  • - Take gajar ka halwa from heat and arrange in a serving dish.
  • - Garnish with almonds and pistachios.

Gajar Ka Halwa Using Milk

  • - Wash the carrots and grate them.
  • - Boil 1 litre of milk in a pan and soak the raisins in it.
  • - When the milk starts boiling add the grated carrots in it and cook on high flame for 5-7 minutes.
  • - Simmer the flame and cook for at least 1 hour until all the milk gets soaked up.
  • - Add sugar to it and mix will along with continuous steer on low flame. Stir well until sugar dissolves completely.
  • - Add ghee and mix well. Now garnish with almonds and pistachios.
  • - Serve hot for relishing taste.