Gajjar Halwa

Gajjar Halwa

Today I am going to share with all of you readers my recipe for Gajjar Halwa.

 It is an India sweet savoured by all. It is mainly prepared in the Winter season, when Delhi carrots (red, long, thin) are available. 

 I hope you can make a very good halwa using this recipe. 


Gajjar Halwa

Ingredients:

2 kg Carrots 
1 litre Milk 
400 grams Sugar 
3 crushed Cardamom 
10 nos. Cashew nut  (broken into halves)
100 gram Ghee 

Method 

*Wash, peel and grate carrot. 

*In a thick bottom vessel ( I used pressure pan) pour milk and add the grated carrot. 

*Allow it to cook at a low flame for about 45 minutes.

* Stir it gently. You will see the milk reducing to 1/4 of the amount it was before. 

*Now add the sugar and the cardamom. Allow it to cook further for about 30 minutes. 

*Stir the halwa and simultaneously add a spoonful of ghee.

*By now you will notice that the ghee is separating  from the halwa in the vessel.

 

*Remove it from stove. In a small pan add a spoonful of ghee and the broken cashew nuts and allow it to roast till it turns golden brown. 

*Add the cashew nuts to the halwa and serve hot. 

*The aroma of the fresh ghee and the luscious halwa makes it a tempting dessert.