Carrot halwa recipe | Gajar ka halwa recipe | How to make carrot halwa

Gajar ka halwa recipe – freshly grated carrot slowly cooked in milk, sugar and clarified butter is one of the popular dessert recipes in India. This delicious gajar ka halwa recipe is also known as carrot halwa recipe or gajrela in Punjabi. This carrot halwa recipe is the winter winner’s sweet recipe. In this post, you will learn how to make carrot halwa

Though, there are various ways to make gajar halwa recipe yet this is a very delicious and simple recipe of carrot halwa without khoya.

 

When guests have arrived suddenly at your home and if you have carrots and full-fat milk in the refrigerator you can easily make these delicious carrot halwa recipe at home.

 

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What is carrot halwa

Carrot halwa is made of fresh grated red or orange carrot, clarified butter or ghee, full-fat milk, sugar, cardamom powder and some roasted dry fruits including cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, and raisins.

 

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How to serve carrot halwa

Carrot halwa servers are best as hot or chilled whatever you like. You can also serve carrot halwa with vanilla ice cream.

 

You can also refrigerate it for 2 to 3 days. Make sure to warm the halwa before serving.

 

Note: at the end of this detailed step by step gajar halwa preparation, I put all the carrot halwa ingredients list including a quick overview of the steps in recipe card.

 

Tips to make best gajar ka halwa recipe

 

• Choice Of Milk : For making your homemade carrot halwa recipe more delicious always use full-fat milk. You can also use good quality khoya which also reduces your half of cooking time as well as the quantity of milk.

 

• Choice Of Gajar : Choose a young Delhi carrot ( red ) or regular carrot ( orange ) whatever you have because it is tender and easy to cook.

 

• Choice Of Pan : Use a heavy bottom non-stick pan or kadhai, as it helps to continuously stir halwa and reduce any stickiness on the bottom of the pan. 

 

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How to make carrot halwa

Here, the whole carrot halwa preparation process is classified into three simple categories,

first one is basic preparation for gajar ka halwa, second one is roasted dry fruits for gajar halwa,

and

the last one is making gajar ka halwa with milk. 

so, let’s make it now.

 

Preparation for gajar ka halwa

 

1. For making carrot halwa recipe take 500 gm of young carrots to wash them in running water, and peel them.

 

2. pick each carrot one by one and grate them in medium size with a hand grater or food processor.

 

3. Now keep these grated carrots in a bowl for later use.

 

Roast dry fruits for gajar halwa

 

1. Add 2 tbsp good quality butter and melt it in low flame.

 

2. Now add 8 to 10 almonds and cashew,pista to this pan.

 

3. Saute the dry fruits on low flame for 45 sec to 1 min.

 

4. When dry fruits become slightly golden brown add 2 tbsp raisins.

 

5. Now quickly mix everything when the raisins become plum up, and immediately remove dry fruits from the pan.

 

Note: While roasting dry fruits for gajar halwa always keep the flame low, unless all the dry fruits will burn.

 

Making carrot halwa recipe

 

1. Add grated carrots to a heavy bottom pan.

 

2. Gently cook the carrots for 2 to 3 min on medium to low flame until gajars become soft.

 

3. Add 400 ml full-fat milk to this pan.

 

4. Then, mix all grated carrots with it.

 

5. Let the milk brings to a boil, Stir continuously for at least 30 to 35 min on medium to low flame.

 

6. When 80% of the milk evaporates then add 100 to 150 gm sugar and mix it with milk and carrots.

 

7. As sugar releases a lot of moisture, make a quick stir for another 8 to 10 min on low flame.

 

8. Add 1 tbsp clarified butter or ghee and mix it with gajar halwa.

 

9. sprinkle 1 tsp cardamom powder and mix it with gajar halwa.

 

Note: If you want to prepare carrot halwa with khoya, add it now and gently stir for 2 to 3 min on low flame until khoya completely blends with halwa.

 

10. Finally, for garnishing this delicious carrot halwa recipe add roasted dry fruit and mix it with halwa.

 

Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe Card

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Yield: 3

Carrot halwa recipe ( Gajar ka halwa recipe )

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This delicious carrot halwa recipe is one of the popular dessert recipes in India in which fresh grated carrot slowly cooked in milk,sugar and clarified butter and sprinkle some roasted dry fruits at the end. Serve this gajar halwa recipe with homemade vanilla ice cream recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Gajar halwa ingredients 

• 500 gm carrot [red carrot or orange carrot]
•  400 ml full fat milk
•  100 to 150 gm sugar
•  3 tbsp clarified butter or ghee
•  8 to 10 cashewnut
•  8 to 10 almond
•  5 to 6 pista [optional]
•  2 tbsp raisins
•  1 tsp cardamom powder
•  100 gm khoya [optional]

Instructions

how to make gajar ka halwa

1. At first,for making gajar halwa wash the carrots in running water.
2. Then,peel the carrots carefully.
3. Now, take each carrot and grate them in medium size with a hand grater or food processor.
4. Next for roasting dry fruits heat butter in a pan and add cashew nut, almond,pista fry in low flame for up to 30 to 45 sec.
5. when nuts become slightly golden brown,add raisins in it and fry until they plum up.
6. After that,immediately remove dry fruits from the pan.
7. Now for making the best carrot halwa add grated carrots in a heavy bottom pan and cook for 2 to 3 min in medium to low flame until they become soft.
8. Finally, add full-fat milk, mix all grated carrots with it and let the milk brings to a boil.
9. Stir continuously at least 30 to 35 min in medium to low flame unless milk gets stick in the pan.
10. When 80% of milk evaporates then add sugar and mix it with milk and carrots.
11. As sugar releases a lot of moisture, make a quick stir for another 8 to 10 min in low flame.
12. After that add clarified butter or ghee and mix it with halwa.
13. For enhancing the flavor of carrot halwa sprinkle cardamom powder and mix it with halwa.
14. If you want to make gajar halwa with khoya, add it now and gently stir 2 to 3 min in low flame until khoya completely blends with halwa.
15. Finally,for garnishing carrot halwa add roasted dry fruit and mix it with halwa.

Notes

Carrot Halwa Recipe Note

1. For enhances the flavor of gajar halwa, saute the grated carrot in deep Kadai for at least 3 to 4 min in low flame.
2. After adding milk stir continuously gajar halwa otherwise it will get burnt.

Nutrition Information

Yield

3

Serving Size

3
Amount Per Serving Calories 671Total Fat 30gSaturated Fat 17gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 80mgSodium 286mgCarbohydrates 93gFiber 7gSugar 73gProtein 14g

Disclaimer: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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