Carrot Halwa Recipe - Gajar ka Halwa - Carrot Recipes

Festival sweets - Diwali Sweets - Halwa Recipes

Carrot halwa is also known as carrot halva or gajar ka halwa(Hindi). It is a popular indian 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 one of the favorite Festival Foods

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. It has a lovely color and tastes great too.

In India, carrots are available in orange color and also reddish color. The reddish color are known as delhi carrots. These redish carrots are sweeter than the orange ones. You may use any of the carrots for making this halwa.

Khoa or condensed milk or homemade full cream is optional but adding that makes the halwa richer and yummy. If you are adding sweet khoa or condensed milk, adjust the sugar quantity accordingly.

I prefer to make this as it is a vegetable based sweet recipe. In the image on top, I have added fresh homemade cream to carrot halva.

How to make Carrot Halwa - Gajjar ka halwa

Ingredients for carrot halwa for 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. You may also use food processor to grate carrots to make is faster and easier.

Making carrot halva - 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. Do not cover.
3. Add sugar. Mix well and cook some more till sugar dissolves. When the sugar dissolves, the mixture will release some water. Keep cooking 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 at room temperature or cold as you like. You may put it in fridge for cooling.

Tips:

You may fry cashew nuts in ghee if you wish.

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

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

Enjoy

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