Thursday, January 29, 2015

MyMusingsSangSpeak-Pet Puja- Gajar Halwa

Gajar ka Halwa


Winters and Gajar Halwa go hand in hand, how true is it? I am sure you all are going to agree that the winter season seems complete only after eating the most sought after Gajar ka Halwa, sabka pasndeedaHome made gajar halwa is a treat for one and all and the one made by Mom is heavenly. Here is my recipe of the Gajar ka Halwa, hope you all enjoy it. Some effort is required for this lip smacking dish, but, I can guarantee that the effort is worth.



Ingredients:

Carrots- 1 kg
Ghee- 3 tablespoons
Sugar- 300-350 gms
Cream- 200-250 gms
Cardamom Powder (optional) - ½ teaspoon
Cashews, Almonds and kismis for decoration



Method:

Peel the carrots, remove the core and grate. Heat ghee in a pan and add grated carrots and keep frying till the juice of the carrot dries up, then add cream and keep stirring till the mixture becomes dry. Finally add sugar and keep stirring till the mixture leaves the sides of the utensil and ghee separates out. The halwa is ready, remove from heat and add cardamom powder, almonds, cashews and kismis.

Variations- You can use milk instead of cream if you wish to have a low fat version of gajar halwa. Khoya can also be used in place of cream to get a richer n more flavoursome gajar ka halwa. You may use sweetened condensed milk as well, sugar will have to be adjusted accordingly then.

2 comments:

Jc said...


Looks yummy, will try and make the Halwa soon.

Sangita said...

Hi Jc, do try and let me know :-)