Gajar Ka Halwa
Ingredients
- Carrot1 kg
- Butter¼ cups
- Hew / kaju10 tbsp
- Almond10
- Milk3 cups
- Sugar¾ cups
- Khoya / mawa½ cups
- Cardamom · powder¼ tsp
Instructions
- Peel the carrots and grate them finely; set aside. (Delhi carrots are the traditional choice.)
- Heat ¼ cup ghee in a large kadai and fry the 10 chopped cashews and 10 chopped almonds until golden brown; set them aside.
- In the same ghee, add the grated carrot and saute well for about 5 minutes, until it changes colour slightly.
- Pour in 3 cups of milk, stir well, and boil for 10 minutes, stirring now and then.
- Keep boiling until the carrots are fully cooked and the milk has reduced and thickened completely.
- Add ¾ cup sugar and mix well; cook until the sugar dissolves and the halwa thickens.
- Continue cooking until the halwa thickens further and the ghee separates from the sides of the pan.
- Turn off the heat and mix in ½ cup khoya, ¼ tsp cardamom powder and the fried nuts until well combined.
- Serve the carrot halwa warm or chilled.
Summarized from Hebbars Kitchen's video. Watch it for the details.
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