Gajar Ka Halwa/Carrot Halwa

Gajar Ka Halwa/Carrot Halwa

Prep Time

30 mins

Cooking Time

60 mins

Total Time

90 mins

Course

Desserts

Servings

4 People

Ingredients

2 Kg Red long carrots

1 Litre Milk

1 tin Milkmaid condensed milk

5 Crushed Cardamoms

10 Nos. broken cashew nuts

100 grams Ghee

Cooking Instructions

Wash, peel and grate carrots. Keep aside.

In a thick bottomed pan, I used pressure pan, Pour milk and add the grated carrots.

Allow it to cook in low flame for about 45 minutes, until the carrots are cooked. Keep stirring gently. You will start noticing the milk has almost reduced to 1/4 of the amount it was before.

Its now time to add crushed cardamoms and condensed milk, Remember to continuously stir the halwa, adding a tablespoon of ghee in between. Allow the carrot halwa to cook further for about 15 minutes.

We will pour little by little quantity of the ghee and cook, After a while you will notice that the ghee is separating from the halwa in the pan.

Off the stove.

In another small pan pour a tablespoon of ghee add the crushed cashew nuts, allow it to roast till golden brown. Add the roasted cashew nuts to the halwa and serve hot or cold with ice cream.

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

Notes/Tips

You can use orange colour carrots halwa, the taste will be same.

Though the red colour carrots are available only during winter seasons in India and most of us make carrot halwa during winter.

You can add 400 grams of sugar instead of adding condensed milk, but I prefer condensed milk for the creamy texture it gives to the carrot halwa.