Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe
Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe is an Indian sweet recipe, which is delicious, healthy and easy to make. You can make this during festivals or a dessert for your parties.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Kadai/Wok
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Carrots Shredded
- 1 Cup Milk
- 100 gms Mawa
- 100 gms Sugar
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Elaiche Powder
- 5-6 Cashews chopped
- 5-6 Almonds soaked, peeled and chopped
Instructions
- To start making the Gajar Halwa Recipe, Heat ghee in a kadai/wok, add the carrots and sauté for a 10 minutes on medium flame until the carrots become lightly soft.
- Meanwhile put another pan on medium flame and raost the mawa/khoya/khawa in it, roast for 2-3 mins till you smell its aroma.
- Now check on the gajar in the kadai, saute it for 5 more mins. Add the milk and allow the milk and carrot mixture to come to a boil. Cook the gajar ka halwa until entire milk is evaporated.
- This process will take nearly 35 to 40 minutes. Make sure you keep stirring the gajar ka halwa with a spoon every time the milk froths up. Stirring also prevents the halwa from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- When you notice the entire milk has solidified, add in the sugar and cook for 10 mins on low flame, till the water from the sugar and carrots dries out, make sure you keep stirring the halwa. Now add the mawa in it, mix well and cook for another 5 mins, while stirring it continiously.
- Now add a pinch of salt, cardamom powder and chopped almonds and cahews in it. Keep stirring the halwa until it thickens a little more.
- Once the halwa has thickened to a good consistency it starts leaving the kadai base and becomes non-sticky, turn off the heat and the halwa is ready to be served.
- You can serve the Gajar Ka Halwa for desserts at any occasion, as it is mostly loved. It’s a rich sweet dish which can go along with any other dishes and serve as a universal combination.