Gajar Ka Halwa recipe

Gajar Ka Halwa is a classical Indian dessert, this is also known as gajrala. Gajar ka Halwa is a delicious and popular sweet made with few ingredients, carrots, milk, sugar and flavored with cardamom.  

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded carrots
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter (or ghee)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 6 cashew roasted and broken (for garnishing)

Method

  1. Roast the cashew nuts and set aside for the garnish.
  2. Boil the milk on medium-high heat in a non-stick pan until it is reduced to about to 1 cup. Stir often to ensure the milk does not burn in the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
  3. Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Add the shredded carrots and stir-fry for about seven to eight minutes. Carrots should be tender and slightly changed in color.
  4. Add the milk and cook until the milk dries. This will take about eight to ten minutes.
  5. Next add the sugar, and cardamom powder and stir-fry for another three to four minutes until the halwa starts to leave the side of frying pan.
  6. Garnish with cashew nuts.

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