Gajar ka halwa
Gajar ka halwa/Carrot halwa is a dish made all over India but with different variations. It is mainly a winter dessert eaten warm but it can also be served with vanilla ice-cream.
Ingredients
- 1 kg grated carrot
- 3 liter Full Fat Milk
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp Green Cardamom powder
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Heat milk in a heavy-bottomed pan, place over a high heat and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, add grated carrot and turn the heat down to medium. Cook stirring regularly, until the liquid has evaporated. This will take about 1 hour or more.
- Add the sugar, cardamom & nuts raisins and continue cooking, stirring so the mixture doesn’t stick to the bottom. When you get the desired consistency you add add ghee & turn off the flame. Enjoy!!
Notes
For low fat gajar halwa use low fat milk & replace the sugar with date paste.
I have added less less sugar because the carrots i used here are sweet.
You can adjust the sugar according to your taste .
This halwa is made without mawa because we cooked the carrots for a long time in milk. Milk fat gives the rich texture & Flavors.