Gajar Ka Halwa

In winter bliss is hot yummy food. We punjabi can live without social media but not without tempting food.
Gajar k Halwa is North India delicious dessert, carrot goodness with a lot of love Punjabi love (ghee and sugar).

Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

1 hour

Gajar ka halwa recipe

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients

1 kg or 4 cup grated carrot / gajar
4 cup full cream milk
1 cup sugar
2 tsp ghee
cardoman 3-4
8-10 unsalted roasted almonds
12-15 golden raisins(optional)

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Method

wash, peel and grate the carrots (gajar).
in a wide open pan add ghee and all the dry fruits. roast it till it turns light golden.
add grated carrot into the same pan. carrot will start changing its colour and start leaving it water
now add 4 cups of full cream milk.
add Green cardamon into the carrot mixture.
mix well and stir in between so that milk does not get stick to bottom.
cook carrot and milk on low flame. all the milk should be evaporated .
add 1 cup of sugar. mix it well .
once again, cook the carrots in a low flame until sugar water evaporates.
add 1tbsp ghee in it
add roasted dry fruits in it . halwa is ready. garnish it with dry fruits. serve it warm

Gajar Halwa Recipe :

Firstly, wash, peel and grate the carrots (gajar).

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Add ghee and dry fruits. Roast it till it turn light golden.
Add grated carrot to the same pan. Carrot will start changing it colour and start leaving it water
Add 4 cup of full cream milk.
Stir in between so that milk does not get stick to the bottom.
Cook carrot and milk on low flame. all the milk should be evaporated.
Add 1 cup of sugar and add crushed green cardamom too. mix it well with carrot mixture.
Once again, cook the carrots in a low flame until sugar water evaporates and 1tbsp of ghee in it
Roasted chopped dry fruits in it. halwa is ready. garnish it with dry fruits. Serve it warm.