Gajar Halwa

January 10, 2018

Gajar Halwa is the most favorite Indian Dessert. This dessert is made in winters as we get fresh red juicy carrots available in markets in this season. This is known that Gajar Halwa, is originated in Punjab. It is delight in winters.
You can serve it hot or warm. Even kids love this dessert a lot.
This traditional recipe uses full fat milk, ghee (clarified butter) and sugar to make halwa. You can store this halwa in refrigerator and stays fresh till 2 weeks, but I am sure that it will be finished quickly.
Addition of khoya to this halwa gives a nice texture. But when you use full fat milk, khoya will be seen naturally in halwa when it start thickening as milk gets evaporated.
Enjoy making this halwa and serve it to your guest, kids, family etc.

Gajar Halwa

Ingredients

4-5 tender juicy carrots
2-3 cups full fat milk
2-3 tsp ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup sugar
10-12 cashews
Handful of golden raisins

Recipe

Wash carrots and pat dry them nicely.

Peel them off and grate them.

Add the grated carrots in a thick bottomed pan and 2.5 cups milk to it.

Cook this mixture on medium heat. The milk will froth and will start reducing slowly slowly.

Keep stirring the halwa mixture often. Keep scarping the sides of the pan to remove the evaporated milk solids. Add those milk solids to the cooking mixture.

Reduce the mixture by 75% then add ghee to it and mix well.

Now add sugar to the boiling mixture. (adjust sweetness as per your taste)

Keep it stirring and continue cooking on a lower flame. You will see the mixture start thickening and reduce more. Stir at intervals.

When the halwa is reduced and you see very little milk then add cashews and raisins to it and mix well.

Continue to stir and lower the heat till the mixture becomes dry. Milk should evaporate completely and you will see milk solids in the halwa. Remember to scrape milk solids stuck at the sides on the pan and add them to halwa.

Serve Gajar Halwa hot or warm.