Friday 8 February 2013

GAJAR KA HALWA / CARROT HALWA

 


Its winter and  how can you be without enjoying home made sweets.. gajar ka halwa is a must to be  tried recipe.  Its simple to prepare and can be stored in refrigerator for a week. These red carrots are available only during winter  ..so dont  miss it.  Prepare it yourself  and enjoy it hot in this weather.

Ingredients




Carrot -  ½ kg
Milk – ½ litre
Sugar – 200gm
Ghee – 100g
Nuts such as cashew , walnut, almond – 50 g for garnishing

Method
  
Wash, Peel the skin off  and grate carrot. You can even chop it in a food processor.

 
Bring milk to a boil in a  open cooker and then  add the grated carrot. Now
 Pressure cook it for 4 whistle or 15 mins.
 When pressure is completely released from the cooker open it and let it simmer for the excess milk to condense.
 
 
 
Add  sugar and keep stiring it till all the milk gets absorbed  by carrot.
 
 
Add ghee and keep stirring till the ghee seperates from the halwa.
 
         

 Ghee roast the nuts and garnish it.
hmmm… tasty, yummy kajar ka halwa/ carrot halwa is ready to be eaten

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