Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

This is one sweet dish that will have you asking for more, as not only is it filled with goodness but easy to make too. The Gajar Halwa is a dessert that is very famous in India, and one that is served on almost every occasion. It is made of grated carrots, with a measured amount of water, milk, sugar and ghee with nuts and raisins added as garnish.

Foodesti will show you step by step how to create this awesome, lip smacking dish.

Ingredients for Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

1Kg Carrots, grated

1 Litre Milk

¼ Cup Sugar

⅓ Cup Ghee (Clarified Butter)

12 Cashews, halved

Method to make Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

You need to cook the grated carrots on medium heat in a pressure cooker, and after 4 whistles, remove it from the fire. Then release the pressure from the cooker and keep it aside.

Next, in a deep pan or wok add the milk and bring it to a boil. Then add the cooked carrots to the milk and cook on medium heat, and keep stirring often till most of the liquid has evaporated. Make sure the carrots are not completely dry.

Then add the ghee and cook till it separates from the carrot. After that you need to add the sugar and cashew, and then mix it well until the sugar has dissolved completely.

Once all the sugar has dissolved, dish the halwa into serving bowls and serve it hot.