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Gajar Ka Halwa
Grated carrots slow-cooked in milk and ghee, sweetened with sugar and garnished with nuts — a winter classic.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
medium
Type
VegetarianIngredients
- Carrots (grated)1 kg
- Full fat milk1 liter
- Sugar3/4 cup
- Ghee4 tbsp
- Cardamom powder1/2 tsp
- Mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios)1/4 cup
- Khoya100g
Nutrition
Calories310
Protein7g
Carbs38g
Fat16g
Instructions
- 1
Heat ghee in a heavy pan. Add grated carrots and sauté for 5 minutes on medium heat.
- 2
Add milk and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until all milk is absorbed (about 30 minutes).
- 3
Add sugar and crumbled khoya. Cook until sugar dissolves and halwa thickens.
- 4
Add cardamom powder and ghee. Fry nuts separately in ghee and use as garnish.
- 5
Serve warm garnished with fried nuts. Can also be served chilled.