Gajar Halwa


गाजर हलवा (Carrot Halwa)

Ingredients:
  • Finely Grated Carrots: 2 Cups
  • Milk: 3 Cups
  • Sugar : 1/2 Cup or More
  • Cardamom Powder: 1/2 tsp
  • Ghee or Unsalted Butter: 2 tbsp
  • Chopped Cashews, Almonds: 2 tbsp
  • Raisins: 1 tbsp

Procedure:

  1. While grating carrots pour milk in a heavy bottom sauce pan and keep on it on stove. To avoid burning the milk keep stirring in between. Keep boiling & stirring the milk till it becomes half in a quantity or till your carrots are ready.
  2. Soak almonds, cashews & raisins in milk for 10 -15 minutes.
  3. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Add shredded carrots. Cook carrots for 4-5 minutes.
  4. Then add hot milk. Cook these carrots till all milk gets evaporated. Stir in between.
  5. Then add sugar, cardamom powder & dry fruits. Mix everything very well. Cook this halwa for another 4-5 minutes.
  6. Serve this sweet halwa hot, cold or at room temperature.

This is my entry for
1. Aparna's
FIC: Orange event started by Harini of Tongue Ticklers.
2. EC's
RCI: Hariyan event started by Laxmi of Veggie Cuisine.
3. Varsha's
Recipes For Rest of Us: Dessert event started by Ramki of One Page Cookbook.

21 comments:

Neha said...

As a kid i simply loved them. At a time my mom used to make it from 2 kgs carrot, and we finished it in no time..
But here we don't get those yummy res ones, that;s why don't feel like making much ...

Saritha said...

Yummy, i love this.I have carrots at home will do this

lubnakarim06 said...

Wow awesome halwa.

Uma said...

looks so delicious Trupti. Everyone's fav. dessert. Nice entry.

EC said...

Wow...yummy..its my all time favourite dessert, thanks for the entry

Preety said...

this is my all time fav dessert..looks delicious

Unknown said...

halwa looks yummy..my all time favourite..

Priya Suresh said...

My favourite one, i too prepared the same for some of the events..delicious!!

Shah cooks said...

I will take some of this any day!

Trupti said...

Yes Neha, here carrots are not that much juicy. I also make halwa for one time use only.

Thank you Varunavi.

Yes Carrot Halwa is everyone's fav dessert & very easy to make. Thanks KF,Uma, EC, Preety, Sowmya, Priya, Mallugirl

FH said...

Love gajar halwa, cashews look yummy there.

Thanks for event info, will send her my thali! :)

Ashwini said...

all time favourite..my mom used to make it all the time with lots of ghee..

Vaishali said...

Trupti, the gajar halwa looks delicious. I make a version with almond milk.

Vanamala Hebbar said...

good nice recipe....

vidhas said...

Yummy carrot halwa. Perfect for the events.

Srikitchen said...

havent try this so far but its in my to-do list from a long time!
urs looks very delicious!

suvi said...

my all time favourite..drooling!

Usha said...

Love carrot halwa, looks delicious:-)

Nithya Praveen said...

An all time fav one Trupti.

Aparna said...

Love carrot halwa and its the perfect season for it here in India.
Thanks for participating in FIC Orange.

Purva Desai said...

Yum yum yummy halwa....all time fav dessert...looks rich