Quick And Easy Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa)
Gajar Halwa is an exquisite South Asian dessert made with a delightful combination of carrots, ghee, milk, sugar, and nuts. This quick and easy recipe is a spin on the classic to get the same enriching dessert but in less time.
Ingredients
- 300 g (12oz) carrots peeled and grated
- ½ cup full fat milk
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoon ghee or neutral cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
- ½ cup milk powder unsweetened
- unsalted pistachios sliced
- unsalted almonds thinly sliced
Instructions
- Heat a big pan. Add the grated carrots without any oil or water and on medium low heat cook them till they are no longer raw. Keep stirring in between so that they don't burn.
- Now add the cardamom powder, sugar and milk. Give a stir and cook on medium low heat till the milk evaporates.
- Increase the heat to medium and add the ghee. Fry the carrots till they start releasing some oil from the sides.
- Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the milk powder.
- Put back on the stovetop . Cover and let steam for 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat.
- Take out on a plate and serve warm garnished with sliced almonds and pistachios.
Notes
- Commonly red carrots are used in this halwa because they are sweeter and juicier but orange carrots will work just as fine.
- Don't grate the carrots too finely or they will lose their texture when done cooking.
- If you are using a sweetened variety of milk powder, reduce the amount of sugar at the beginning.
- Instead of combining butter and ghee, you can use only butter or ghee or only cooking oil too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 123mgPotassium: 504mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 12728IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 210mgIron: 0.4mg
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