Carrot Halwa also called as Gajar Ka Halwa, is a delicious sweet prepared on festivals and such special occasions in India. Being prepared using healthy and rich ingredients like carrot, milk, sugar, Khoya, Ghee, dried fruits and nuts, it tastes delicious!
Carrot Halwa is one of our family favorite sweets. My daughter is not crazy about eating the sweets..but she loves to have this Halwa anytime! Since its made of all healthy ingredients, its good for kiddos health as well. Adding of khova is not a must for this Halwa, but it increases the taste. I had tried adding some quantity of paneer when I had a small quantity of Khoya with me. It was truly delicious and nobody could make it out that I had replaced some quantity of Khova with Paneer!
There are different versions of preparing Carrot Halwa and here is the one which I usually follow. Hope you like this recipe :)
There are different versions of preparing Carrot Halwa and here is the one which I usually follow. Hope you like this recipe :)
Preparation Time: 1 1/2 hour
Servings: 10 - 12
Difficulty level: Difficult
Ingredients:
- Carrot - 1 kg
- Sugar - 800gm (adjust according to taste)
- Salt - a big pinch
- Milk - 1/2 litre
- Ghee / clarified butter - 6 tbsp
- Khova / Khoya - yield from 1 litre milk (or around 200 gm)
- Cardamom powder - 1 1/2 tsp
- Raisins, Almonds and Pista - handful
Method:
- Wash the carrots cleanly and grate them using a vegetable grater.
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add the grated carrots and saute them for 5 minutes or till the raw smell is gone.
- Add half litre of milk to the carrot mixture and cook it partially covered. Stir it regularly.
- When the carrot mixture is cooked and the milk is almost evaporated, add sugar and pinch of salt.
- You can notice the mixture becoming watery after adding the sugar. Continue cooking on medium flame, it will thicken after some time.
- When the mixture becomes thick, add the Khova and mix it nicely. Cook it for 10 - 12 minutes and turn off the flame.
- Finally add the cardamom powder and mix well.
- Garnish with ghee roasted raisins, and pieces of almonds and pista.
- Serve it warm or cold.