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Gajar Ka Halwa
A popular traditional South Asian dessert made from carrots and milk, mostly consumed during winters.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
mins
Course:
Desserts
Cuisine:
South Asian
Servings:
20
servings
Calories:
292
kcal
Author:
Wajiha
Ingredients
1
kg
carrots peeled
2
liters
milk
2
cups
sugar or to taste
1
cup
ghee
4 to 5
whole
green cardamom
250
gm
khoa (evaporated milk solids)
optional
chopped pistachio for garnish
Instructions
Peel the carrots and wash them.
Chop the carrots in a chopper or shred them manually.
In a large thick bottomed pot, add milk and green cardamoms. Allow the milk to come to a boiling point.
Add the carrots to the milk and let them cook at medium to low flame for around 30 to 40 mins and stir occasionally
Once all the milk is reduced to atleast 25% or even less, add sugar and ghee.
Stir the the Halwa occasionally and let it cook until all the milk is completely evaporated.
When you see a little ghee being seperated at the bottom of the pot, turn of the flame and sprinkle some KHoya or Evaporated milk solids on the halwa.
Garnish with chopped pistachios and serve
Notes
Keep a girdle (tawa) or an insulating pad below the pot to avoid stirring the halwa constantly.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
292
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
39
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
14
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Cholesterol:
38
mg
|
Sodium:
125
mg
|
Potassium:
412
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
33
g
|
Vitamin A:
8548
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
182
mg
|
Iron:
0.3
mg