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Gajar ka Halwa

Pooja Yadav
This gratifying plate of Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Fudge) simmered in saffron cardamom milk served with chilled vanilla scoop and belgium wafer is a bliss for Sunday. A spoon of warm fudge with chilling ice cream and crunchy wafer melting away in your mouth is driving me bonkers.
Carrot halwa is a Indian pudding or fudge made with fresh carrots, milk, sugar, ghee & nuts. It is made by simmering grated carrots in full fat milk & then sweetened with sugar. Carrot halwa is flavored with cardamom powder & garnished with chopped nuts.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 700 ml whole fat milk
  • 550 g carrots peeled and finely grated
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 4 cardamom pods dehusked and powdered in mortar and pestle
  • 1 tbsp raisins toasted (optional)
  • 2-3 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
  • 15-20 pistachios, cashews, almonds crushed coarsely
  • small handful mawa or khoya grated (optional)
  • generous pinch of saffron

Instructions
 

  • Wash carrots under running water & peel them.
  • Next bring milk to a boil in a heavy bottom deep pan.
  • Add grated carrots and cook on a medium heat stirring often.
  • Do not leave the pan unattended as the milk will get scorched.
  • When the milk has completely evaporated add sugar and stir well.
  • Sugar will release good amount of moisture & will make the entire carrot halwa bit viscous, soft and sticky.
  • Cook until half the moisture evaporates, then stir in the ghee.
  • Saute the carrot halwa well in ghee until the moisture evaporates completely
  • When it is done gajar halwa releases lovely aroma & thickens.
  • Sprinkle the crushed cardamom powder and saffron strings.If you like you can add grated khoya or mawa at this stage (optional)
  • Stir and cook for just 2 to 3 mins until the khoya or mawa blends well.
  • Garnish carrot halwa with nuts, raisins & few saffron strands.
  • Serve this carrot fudge warm with vanilla scoop and belguim wafer.

Notes

Please use tender carrots, as better in taste and less fibrous.
Adjust the sweetness of the halwa to your taste.
Use of khoya or Mawa is optional, when using this ingredient, we need to decrease the milk content.
Tastes great both warm and chill, it’s on your palate preference.