Quick Carrot Halwa – Gajar Ka Halwa

One of the most popular desserts in India, this Quick Carrot Halwa or ‘ Gajar Ka Halwa ‘, is extremely easy to make. It is made with a fair amount of sugar, ghee and milk solids so keep your portions small. Garnished with nuts and silver foil, this recipe originated from Punjab. Here is a recipe that uses Milk powder and ‘Khoya’ to give you fast Carrot Halwa when the craving hits!

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Quick Carrot Halwa – Gajar Ka Halwa

Ingredients:

• 500 gms carrot, peeled and grated – about 4 cups grated (Use Indian Red Carrots if possible to get more depth in color)
• ¹⁄3 cup ghee (clarified butter)
• 3 cardamom pods, crushed slightly
• ½ cup sugar ( give or take depending on sweetness of carrots and personal preference)
• ½ cup milk powder (use white milk powder and not those with a yellow tinge)
• ¹⁄3  cup khoya/mawa
• optional -½ Tbsp Rose water
• Nuts or choice- whole or whopped and silver paper to garnish

Method:

• Peel and grate the carrots.
• Heat the ghee in a non stick pan. Add cardamom and allow to crackle.
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• Add the grated carrot and cook. Allow  the moisture to be releases and then dry up slightly.
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• Add the sugar and stir till the sugar is dissolved.
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• Cook till the ghee separates and appears on top.
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• Next, add the milk powder. Stir till it is well incorporated.
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• Stir well on medium heat for about 3-5 minutes.
• When the moisture is gone and the Halwa is quite thick, add the grated khoya/mawa.
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• Stir briefly. Add the rose water over the top and cover the pan.
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• Remove from heat and allow to rest 5 minutes.
• Garnish with edible silver paper and nuts of choice.
• To serve: You can spoon it into a plate and serve or you can pat it down into a small square or rectangle casserole dish and chill. Once chilled you can cut into squares and serve.

Quick Carrot Halwa – Gajar Ka Halwa

• For the garnish, you can use chopped nuts or a few whole nuts. You can fry the nuts in ghee first or keep them raw. You can also stir them into the hot Halwa if desired.
• Raisins may also be used, stir into the hot halwa.

Key Ingredients: Carrot, Ghee, Sugar,Milk Solids, Cardamom, Rose water, Nuts

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