Gajar ka Halwa

Nidhi Pandey
Nidhi Pandey @cook_8053411
California

Carrots are full of nutrition & taste. And making halwa or pudding out of it increases its taste.

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Ingredients

  1. 500 gm Carrots
  2. 1/4 Beetroot (totally optional)
  3. 150 ml Milk
  4. 100 gm Sugar
  5. 150 gm Milk Powder or 250 gm Khoya (Mawa)
  6. 50 ml Clarified butter (Desi Ghee)
  7. 4 Green cardamom 4 or if using cardamom powder then 1/4 tsp
  8. 3-4 tbsp chopped nuts of choice

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash, clean & grate the carrots. No need to grate them very finely.

  2. 2

    Add finely grated beetroot for a nice colour. Avoid it if you don’t like or if you have red carrots.

  3. 3

    Add milk, cook covered for 20 minutes.

  4. 4

    After 20 minutes add half of the clarified butter & cook for 2 minutes on medium heat, stirring constantly.

  5. 5

    Gradually add milk powder & ensure that there are no lumps in the halwa.

  6. 6

    Add sugar & mix well. Now it would release some water

  7. 7

    Stir it on medium/high heat till the halwa dries.

  8. 8

    Add the remaining clarified butter & mix well.

  9. 9

    Stir for 2 minutes on medium/high heat.

  10. 10

    Add cardamom powder & mix well.

  11. 11

    Add nuts of your choice & serve warm.

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