Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Carrot Halwa – For Two



  Halwa is a famous sweet  which is popular in India and in many asian countries. Halwas are made most commonly with wheat . it is also made using coconut milk ,carrot , rice flour and many other.
Carrot halwa , which is commonly called as gajar ka halwa  gajar means carrot in hindi. It is also described as Punjabi halwa made of nuts , milk , sugar , ghee with grated carrot.  Carrot is a rich source of carotene , which is the vitamin A , essential for eye sight.
 This halwa with its vibrant saffron color will be appealing to everyone’s eyes.
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Requirements :
Grated carrot – 1 ½cup
Milk – ½ cup
Sugar – 4 tbs
Milk powder – 1 tbs
Ghee – 1 tbs
Cashewnuts – 3





Method :

In a pan , add the grated carrot and milk , allow to cook in medium flame.

 After five to ten minutes , add the sugar and mix well , by this time milk will be evaporated.
The sugar will starts melting and mixes with the carrot.

Now , add the milk powder and mix well.
Add the ghee and stir continuously.

When the halwa is cooked and won’t stick to the pan , take off from flame.

Garnish with ghee roasted cahews and serve.
Serve this delicious carrot halwa refrigerated.




Note :
Milk powder can be replaced by khoya.
If whole carrot is used , it can be pressure cooked and remaining steps same as above.
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14 comments:

  1. wow....my fav sweet... Love this n so tempting:) Now I feel like tasting this:)

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  2. Perfectly made.looks yummy , adding milk powder is new to me.

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  3. Evergreen dish, thanks for linking

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  4. my hubbys favo sweet dear...u made it perfectly...

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  5. Yummy halwa..I always add khoya but milk powder is a great idea too...

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  6. Halwa looks awesome! mouth watering here!

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  7. yummy preparation dear, so tempting decoration too:-)

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