Gajar Ka Halwa /Gajrela| Carrot Pudding
A popular and traditional Indian dessert made with carrot and milk.
Servings: 8 person
Ingredients
- 2 kg Carrot / Gajar
- 1 liter Full fat Milk
- 400 gms Sugar / Chini
- 400 gm Khoya/solidified milK
- 1/3 cup Cashew pieces /Kaju
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
- 1 cup Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 10 Pistachio
Instructions
- Scrape the carrots and grate them .
- Heat a cup of ghee in a heavy bottom pan and shallow fry the cashews and them take out and keep aside.
- Now add the grated or shredded carrots in the pan and saute on medium heat till they are semi soft.
- Now add milk and cook on medium heat till the moisture almost dries up .
- Add sugar and cook till it thickens again.
- Add grated mawa ,cashew pieces and cardamom powder.
- Mix and add 2-3 tbsp of ghee and stir fry for few seconds.
- Serve hot .
How To Make Instant Khoya
- Take 2 cups of full cream milk powder in a glass bowl, add 2 tbsp of
- add 2 tbsp of ghee or butter in it and mix well. Add some water and make a soft dough.
- Cover and microwave for 1 minute or steam in a closed container for 3-4 minutes. You may now mash or grate it and use it as required.
Notes
Note-
1-Use red Indian carrots for a nice and bright red colour,I used the American orange carrots,hence it has a orange red colour..2-In U.P we use a good amount of ghee to fry the carrots(approx. 1 cup) and that truly enhance the taste:)