Gajar ka Halwa recipe with step by step images and recipe
video to make it easier for my viewers.
Gajar Halwa is the most common halwa in India specially
made during winters. At home we call it as Gajrela and it is our family
favorite winter sweet dish.
This recipe is a very easy and a quick version of Gajar ka Halwa where in you do not have to
add in any milk instead just go for condensed milk.
I have used around half kg of carrots and it yielded me
tightly packed 3 cups of grated carrots. I have just taken the outer red part
and not the inner yellow stalk. The other points to be taken care of are
mentioned in the Tips section after the method.
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Ingredients:
Ingredients:
3 cups Grated Carrots
¼ cup Sugar
½ tin Condensed milk (milkmaid)
1 tbsp Ghee
½ tsp Cardamom powder
5 Cashewnuts (chopped)
5 Pistachios (chopped)
5 Walnuts (chopped)
Method:
Firstly wash the carrots, peel and grate them. I have used
the outer red part and not the inner yellow stalk. Also I have grated it with
the hand grater however you can also use food processor.
In a thick bottomed pan put in the 3 cups of tightly grated carrots
and ¼ cup sugar. Mix well and cook it on medium to high flame. Keep stirring at
regular intervals.
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| Take carrots |
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| add sugar |
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| mix well and cook |
The sugar will start to melt and along with it the carrots
would also start releasing its juice. So now the carrots would be cooked in its
own juice and the melted sugar.
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| sugar melts |
Let it cook till the whole moisture gets dried up.
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| moisture dried up |
Then next is to add in the ½ tin of condensed milk. Mix it
well. By adding the condensed milk the color would be a bit lighter but as the
condensed milk dries up the gajar halwa would turn very beautifully colored.
Also condensed milk gives the gajar halwa a very rich taste.
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| add condensed milk |
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| mix well |
Cook this also till the whole condensed milk is dried up and
there is no moisture left.
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| moisture dried up |
Now put in 1 tbsp of ghee and mix it well followed by ½ tsp
of cardamom powder.
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| add ghee |
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| mix well |
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| add cardamom powder and mix well |
Again give it a nice mix. By this time the gajar ka halwa would be beautifully and
perfectly cooked.
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| beautiful and perfect |
Finally garnish it with chopped cashew nuts, almonds and
walnuts. However you can use any nuts as per your taste.
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| finally garnish with dried nuts |
Serve it hot or refrigerated, both ways it tastes
scrumptious and mouth watering.
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| Gajar Ka Halwa |
Tips:
Use tender juicy dark colored red carrots and not the orange
ones.
Adjust sugar as per your taste. Do not exceed much as the
halwa would then turn sticky.
Add dried nuts as per your liking and taste.
Do try this Gajar Ka Halwa made without milk and make your
family and friends go food-a-licious with it. Also share your experience with
us via comments.
