Carrot Halwa Recipe

Gajar Ka Halwa with step-by-step pictures. Indian carrot pudding made using carrots, sugar, ghee and fried nuts. This halwa taste amazing when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Carrot Halwa Recipe Video

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On this blog post, I actually have shared two versions of constructing carrot halwa. I actually have posted a conventional carrot halwa and a mawa carrot halwa made using mawa (khoya) and condensed milk. 

Carrot Halwa Recipe & Ingredients

The primary ingredients for halwa are

• Carrots – you should utilize desi carrot or regular carrot. what ever you utilize grate it finely. somedays I grate it using large grater as well.
• Milk – use full fat milk for richer and engaging carrot halwa. 
• Ghee – at all times when making indian sweets attempt to get the pure desi ghee for best tasting halwa.
• Nuts – use mixture of nuts as you like. I normally use cashews, almonds, pistachios.
• Khoya – in the event you are using khoya then it’s high quality. you should utilize store bought khoya or hoemmade. check my khoya recipe.
• Condensed milk – that is entirely optional but adding milk maid makes it super wealthy and yummy.
• Sugar – after all you wish a hefty amount of sugar to make this sweet. but you may adjust it totally to your taste.

Carrot Halwa Making Step by Step

Cooking Carrots

Heat ghee in a kadai. Now Add in grated carrot and saute. Pour in milk and blend well Simmer the flame and canopy it with a lid. Let this cook for 15 mins until the carrot is cooked completely.

Mixing in sweetener

Add in sugar and blend well. Cook this whole thing for 10 mins till the combo leaves the perimeters. Add in cardamom powder as well. Let this cook until the halwa gets thickened.

Preparing garnish

Now heat some ghee. Fry mixed nuts till golden. Add within the nuts and blend well. Serve hot, warm or cold.

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Carrot Halwa Recipe | Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

Gajar ka halwa or Carrot Halwa is a preferred sweet made using carrots, milk, sugar and ghee. On this post I actually have shared two version of carrot halwa. Traditional carrot halwa and carrot halwa with khoya and condensed milk.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 15 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian, North Indian

Servings 6 servings

Calories 364 kcal

Ingredients  

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Traditional Carrot Halwa Recipe

Carrot Halwa Recipe using Khoya & Condensed Milk

Instructions 

Traditional Carrot Halwa Recipe

Carrot Halwa Recipe Using Khoya & Sweetened Condensed Milk

Notes

INSTANT POT GAJAR KA HALWA RECIPE

• Set your quick pot to saute mode.
• Add ghee and let it heat. Once the ghee is hot add carrots and saute for five mins.
• Add milk and blend well.
• Now cover the quick pot with a lid. cook for 15 mins.
• Once the carrot is cooked, add in sugar, khoya and condensed milk if using.
• Saute this for at the very least 10 mins so it gets thick.
• Slowly add little ghee and fried nuts and blend well.
• Once the mixture gets in halwa consistency, serve.

PRESSURE COOKER CARROT HALWA RECIPE

• heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pressure cooker. add in grated carrots and blend for two mins.
• add in milk and sugar to the pressure cooker.  mix well till sugar is mixed completely.
• cover the pressure cooker and let it cook for 3 whistle.
• let the pressure escape by itself.
• open the cooker, mix well.
• add in fried nuts and more ghee if using.
• mix once and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Carrot Halwa Recipe | Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 servings)

Calories 364
Calories from Fat 234

% Each day Value*

Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 15g94%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 8g

Cholesterol 58mg19%

Sodium 39mg2%

Potassium 246mg7%

Carbohydrates 34g11%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 28g31%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 9022IU180%

Vitamin C 4mg5%

Calcium 29mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Each day Values are based on a 2000 calorie weight loss plan.

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Version 1: Carrot Halwa Recipe 

Take all of your ingredients.

grate your carrot using high quality grater

heat some ghee in a kadai

add in almonds. you may use any nuts as you like.

fry till golden

remove and put aside

add in carrots

saute for jiffy

pour in milk

and convey that to boil

cover and simmer

until the carrot is cooked

add in sugar

and crushed cardamom

add a pinch of food colouring

and blend well

let it cook till it gets thick

add more ghee

and fried nuts

halwa is finished

 

 

Version 2: Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe (using Khoya & Condensed Milk)

That is the trendy version of carrot halwa using khoya and condensed milk which creates a mawa flavoured carrot halwa. Gajar ka halwa made using milk maid is so wealthy and so tasty. It is nearly like a milky tasting halwa.

On this version I used desi gajar (desi carrot). I also used milk maid (sweetened condensed milk) and khoya. 

Step By Step Pictures

Take your carrot. I used these desi carrots

 

grate it using a high quality grater

 

 

heat ghee in a pan

add in grated carrots

 

 

saute them

 

 

cook them for five mins or so

 

 

add milk

 

cook till carrots are completely cooked

 

 

mix them occasionally.

 

 

now it has almost thickened up. crumble khoya into this and blend well.

 

 

when you add khoya it is going to get thick

 

 

add sugar

 

 

mix well

 

 

add in sweetened condensed milk. I used milk maid.

 

stir well. cook till it thickens.

 

 

after jiffy of cooking, that is the way it looks.

 

 

keep mixing and cook till it gets halwa like texture.

 

 

add cardamom powder

 

 

now it has began leaving the perimeters

 

 

heat some ghee in a pan. add your nuts and fry till golden

 

 

add fried nuts together with ghee within the halwa.

 

 

mix well

 

 

 

gajar ka halwa done

 

 

serve

 

 

Pressure Cooker Carrot Halwa Recipe

Making carrot halwa in pressure cooker may be very healthy. Cooking in pressure cooker consumes very less ghee when put next to other method. Follow same recipe measurements as mentioned within the recipe card.

• heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pressure cooker. add in grated carrots and blend for two mins.
• add in milk and sugar to the pressure cooker.  mix well till sugar is mixed completely.
• cover the pressure cooker and let it cook for 3 whistle.
• let the pressure escape by itself.
• open the cooker, mix well.
• add in fried nuts and more ghee if using.
• mix once and serve.

Fast Pot Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

Fast pot is widely utilized in the recent days. And making carrot halwa in quick pot is feasible. It’s pretty easy as well. That is the way you make a tasty healthy carrot halwa in quick pot. Follow same recipe measurements as mentioned within the recipe card.

• Set your quick pot to saute mode.
• Add ghee and let it heat. Once the ghee is hot add carrots and saute for five mins.
• Add milk and blend well.
• Now cover the quick pot with a lid. cook for 15 mins.
• Once the carrot is cooked, add in sugar, khoya and condensed milk if using.
• Saute this for at the very least 10 mins so it gets thick.
• Slowly add little ghee and fried nuts and blend well.
• Once the mixture gets in halwa consistency, serve.

Ceaselessly asked questions

Is Gajar Ka Halwa Healthy?

When put next to other indian sweets gajar has way more nutrients and fewer fat. It totally is determined by how much ghee or sugar you’re using in your halwa. Be conscious and adjust it accordingly to make carrot halwa a healthy dessert.

When is Carrot halwa served?

At festival time many individuals prefer vegetarian dishes in addition to desserts of their Thali. Gajar ka halwa is a preferred dessert throughout India and infrequently served at most festivals. The dish is popular amongst adults in addition to children. 

When was carrot halwa invented?

The gajar ka halwa was first introduced throughout the Mughal period. Gajar ka halwa (meaning pudding of carrot or Halwa of carrot). It’s highly regarded the world over, however it is more of a punjabi dessert.

How is carrot halwa made?

Gajar ka halwa originally contained carrots, milk and ghee but nowadays includes many other ingredients like khoya and condensed milk. Combination of cream, condensed milk and khoya i carrot halwa gives the pudding a milky mava flavor.

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