Carrot Halwa | Gajar ka Halwa

Carrot halwa is a classic Indian desserts prepared on special occasions on festivals and parties. It is popularly known as ‘gajr ka halwa’. It is made with the grated carrots cooked on a low flame along with sugar and khoya.

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INGREDIENTS:

• 8 to 9 medium tender juicy carrots (gajar) – yields approx. 4 to 4.5 cups grated Carrot 4 tablespoon ghee

• 10 to 12 tablespoon regular sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar

• 7 to 8 almond ( garnish)

• 2 to 3 green cardamom (chotti elaichi)

• Khoya 250 gm

HOW TO MAKE RECIPE

• Rinse, peel and grate the carrots.

• In a kadai or deep thick bottomed pan add grated carrots.

• On a low to medium flame, let Carrot reduce and water evaporates

• While the mixture is simmering on a low flame, keep on stirring in between.

• Add sugar stir well and continue to simmer and cook on a low flame.

• Add khoya do keep on stirring the gajar halwa in between. Turn off the burner

• Towards the end, in a separate pan add Ghee,cardamom,almond stir well.

• Serve gajar halwa garnish with almond.