Carrot halwa is also known as carrot halva or gajar ka halwa(Hindi). It is a sweet made with carrots or gajar as it is called in hindi. Carrot halva can be served as a dessert, snack or as a sweet dish with a main meal.

It is a simple recipe. You can make carrot halva in advance and keep in the fridge for more than a week. It can be served hot or cold.

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How to make Carrot-Halwa

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Ingredients: 4-6 servings.

Carrots(gajar) - 500gms

Sugar -1/2 cup or more according to taste.

Milk(full cream) - 2 cups

Khoa or condensed milk or Fresh Cream -100 gms

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Cashew nuts, almonds, pista - 4-5 each, chopped fine

Raisins - 10-15

Cardamom powder- 1 teaspoon.

Preparation: Grate carrots using a fine grater. Use food processor if you have one.

Cooking method:

1. Heat a deep thick bottomed pan. Add ghee and carrots. Fry/cook grated carrots about 5 minutes.
2. Add milk. Stir and cook on low fire till the mixture thickens. It may take about 15-20 minutes.
3. Add sugar. Mix well and cook some more till sugar dissolves and the mixture thickens again.
4. Add khoa/condensed milk/cream. Mix well. Cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
5. Add chopped nuts, raisins, cardamom powder. Mix well and take off the fire.

Carrot halva is ready to serve. Serve it hot or cold as you like.

Tips:

You may fry cashew nuts in ghee if you wish.

You may more condensed milk/khoa/fresh homemade cream to make it richer.

You can roast khoa separately before adding to the carrot mixture.

Enjoy

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