Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Desserts

This uses lemonade concentrate plus real fruit – lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruit. I love it so much.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons ghee or oil
  2. 2 pounds carrots, grated
  3. 1 ½ quarts whole milk
  4. 2 cups white sugar
  5. ½ cup raisins or sultanas
  6. 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
  7. 1 pinch saffron threads
  8. 8 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts

Instructions

  1. Heat ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat and add carrots. Cook and stir briefly, about 3 minutes. Pour in milk and increase heat; bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, uncovered, and stirring occasionally until moisture evaporates, about 1 hour.
  2. Bring carrot mixture back to a boil; add sugar, raisins, cardamom, and saffron. Cook and stir until mixture has thickened, about 10 minutes.
  3. Ladle carrot halwa into 8 individual serving dishes. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon pistachios. Serve warm or chill before serving.
  4. Use a hand grater to prepare the carrots. Using a food processor makes them too watery.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 459 kcal
Carbohydrate 80 g
Cholesterol 18 mg
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Protein 9 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 187 mg
Sugars 70 g
Fat 14 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Christopher Green
Dead easy, absolutely delicious

 

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