Gajar Ka Halwa
Gajar Ka Halwa, Gajrela, gajar pak, and carrot halwa is a carrot-based sweet dessert which is very common in Punjab in winter season.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course Indian Sweet, Sweets Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 12
Calories 306 kcal
- 1.5 Kg carrots
- 2 Kg milk full fat
- 50-60 gram Ghee
- 1.5 cup sugar
- 2 tsp cardamom powder
- strands of saffron
- 1 tbsp almonds chopped
- 1 tbsp raisins
- 1 tbsp cashew
- ½ tbsp pistachio
Wash the carrots thoroughly and peel them.
Grate the peeled carrots using hand grater or food processor.
Heat the milk in a pan, add strands of Saffron to it, and keep it aside.
Add ghee to a heavy bottom kadhai (pan) and heat it.
Once your ghee is melted, add your grated carrots in the pan and sauté them.
Once the water released by the carrots has evaporated and the color of the carrots starts turning a darker color, add the warm saffron milk to the pan.
Cook on medium heat till the milk evaporates while stirring at regular intervals to making sure it does not burn.
Now add sugar and mix it well. Keep cooking till the water of sugar evaporates.
Calories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 7gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 680mgFiber: 4gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 21154IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 251mgIron: 1mg
Keyword carrot dessert, gajar ka halwa, Halwa