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Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka Halwa)
A simple and traditional sweet pudding made with carrots, milk and sugar.
Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
15
minutes
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Total Time
30
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
carrot halwa, sweet
Servings:
4
people
Ingredients
500
g
Carrots
peeled, finely grated
400
g
Sugar
2
cup
Milk
3
tbsp
Ghee
20-25
Cashew Nuts
a pinch
Cardamom Powder
To Garnish:
2
tbsp
Raisins
2
tbsp
Sliced almonds
Instructions
Heat a pan over medium flame.
Warm some ghee and fry the cashew nuts for garnishing. Keep this aside.
In the same ghee, lightly saute the grated carrots.
Pour the milk and allow the carrot to cook in milk on low flame. Stir continuously to ensure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
Allow it to simmer until it starts to slightly thicken.
Add sugar and stir well until fully dissolved and starts to thicken.
Add the fried cashews and the remaining ghee and gentle mix.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
When the ghee starts to separate, remove from flame.
Garnish with raisins and sliced almonds and serve.
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Notes
If desired, you can also grind the carrots to a puree and strain them to extract juice.