Wednesday 15 July 2009

Instant Gajjar(carrot) Halwa


Gajjar(carrot) halwa-A delicious dessert made from carrots and milk,Delicately flavoured with cardamon and saffron.Quick and simple to make .Can be served hot or cold with cream or ice cream.
Ingredients:

Gajjar (carrots)500 grams (or 1 large bowl full after grating)
½ cup milk
Sugar 200 grams or to taste
Dry fruits (cashew nuts) 1/2 cup (optional)
Milk powder 1 cup
1/2 cup ghee
1/2 teaspoon elchi powder
few strands saffron

Method:

1.Wash and grate the carrots.
2.Place in a microwave bowl ,add saffron to milk and add milk to carrots, cover it with a lid.
3.Cook it in the microwave for 8 minutes.
4.Remove from microwave , add ghee and sugar and mixcook 3 mins.
5.Add dry fruits, (reserving a few for garnish)saffron, elchi and milk powder stirring gently. Don't mix the milk powder fully. Leave a few balls (they will look as if you have added a lot of khoya).
6.Put the bowl back in the microwave oven for 4 minutes occasionally stirring gently.
7.Remove and transfer to serving dish.
8. Garnish with remaining chopped nuts.

Serve hot with cream or ice cream

9 comments:

  1. Seems Delicious...
    Will Have An Try

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  2. I LOVE Gaajar Ka HALWA!! :)

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  3. looks yummy i will try it later

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  4. I seriously love this blog! Gajjar ka Halwa is one of my favorite. Although I didn't know... how to make it. So thanks!

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  5. this is a tempting, mouth watering blog!!!!!


    bookmarked this blog..and asking my wife to prepare all ur recipes :)

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  6. only ate it once in mu cousins house.....was yummy.

    now i know will try to make it :)

    plz post if u know how to make rabbari/ravari dunno wat its called??

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  7. Looks good. Interestingly when I was a kid I used to hate Gajar ka halwa but slowly and gradually I began liking it. Lekin my fav halwa is moong ki daal ka halwa.

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