Gajar Ka Halwa
Gajar Ka Halwa made from carrots, milk, khoya and sugar is such a fantastic must-have winter dessert dish!
Ingredients
- 2 kg Carrots red
- 500 ml milk cold
- 250 gms khoya
- 1/2 cup sugar please adjust to taste, we like less sugar in our halwa
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 cup dry fruits mixed
Instructions
- Shred the carrots (take care to not make them too fine as they become too soggy if you do that)
- Put the carrots and cold milk together on the stove in a big kadai (putting it together and the milk being cold is very important or else the milk may start to curdle)
- Simmer cook it, stirring often and let it cook till the carrots are about half done.
- Add sugar and ghee to it... this point of time carrots will leave a lot of water, so let it dry. By the time water dries, the carrot will be almost cooked.
- Let it simmer for another 10 mins or so.
- Add the khoya and dry fruits (fried in ghee) to it and roast for about 10 mins on low heat.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Khoya is actually optional in a gajarka halwa but I always make it with khoya since that is how it was always made at home. If you are skipping the khoya, please increase the milk to 1:1 ratio with carrot.
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