Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

Name: Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: ½ kg Carrot; 1 cup Sugar or as per taste; ½ Cup Khoya/ Mawa, roughly crumbled; ¼ Cup Water; 2 Tbsp Ghee; 2 - 3 Green Cardamom Pods, crushed; ¼ Cup raisins; ¼ Cup almonds, blanched and sliced

Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa) might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. This recipe makes 6 servings with 335 calories, 6g of protein, and 13g of fat each. For 47 cents per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

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Cook time

45 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

335 kcal

Calories

6 g

Protein

13 g

Fat

52 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 6 servings

Instructions

1
Wash, peel and grate carrots. While grating carrot use the bigger holes of the grater than the smaller ones to have long strands.
2
Transfer grated carrots to a clean kitchen towel and squeeze out all the excess water.
3
In a pressure cooker add grated carrots, water and sprinkle sugar on top do not mix. Put on the lid and once the whistle is about to come switch off the gas and release the pressure.
4
Now heat ghee in a heavy bottomed deep pan transfer the carrots to it keeping flame on low.
5
Add dry fruits and preserve some for garnishing.
6
Mix in crushed cardamom pods and crumbled mawa. Keep on cooking the halwa on low flame stirring frequently for about 15 - 20 minutes.
7
Switch off the flame and before serving sprinkle remaining dry fruits and mawa.
8
This can be stored in airtight container in refrigerator for 1 - 2 weeks, simply reheat just before serving.