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Gajar or Carrot Halwa

Quick dessert made with fresh carrots and milk, and yes the color is absolutely gorgeous!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: carrots, dessert, gajar, halwa
Servings: 8
Author: Madhavi

Ingredients

  • 500 g carrots
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 tbsp ghee or butter
  • 2 cups milk preferably whole or full fat
  • 2 tbsp cashew nuts sliced almonds or chopped pistachios work well too
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • Peel and rinse 500 g of fresh carrots (about 12-13 medium sized).
    Grate them all (either by hand or using an electric grater).
    Heat a pan and add 1 tbsp of ghee or butter to it.
    Add the grated carrots and on medium heat, sauté them for a few minutes.
    Stir often to avoid burning.
  • Add 2 cups of milk and allow the carrots to cook in it.
    Allow the carrots to cook in the milk till the milk has almost completely evaporated.
    This process takes some time, be sure to stir occasionally.
    In the last 5 minutes, add 2 tbsp of your choice of nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios) and 2 tbsp raisins.
    Sprinkle 1 tsp cardamom powder.
    When all the milk has been cooked, turn off the heat.
  • Add 50 g (1/4 cup) sugar and stir a few times.
    The sugar will dissolve because the halwa is pretty hot.
    Allow the halwa to stand covered for 10 minutes.
    Serve hot with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or refrigerate before serving cold.