Ingredients-
- 1 kg carrots washed & grated
- ghee 2 tbsp
- milk 1 kg full cream
- sugar 200 gm
- green cardamom seeds crushed 1 tsp
- Kaju 50 gm for decoration
Method:
1. Take fresh carrots & wash them, peel then grate them
2. Take a heavy-sized pan or wok, let it heat -and put the ghee in it, let it be heat add half tsp cardamom seeds & add grated carrot 3. Stir it immediately. cook it for 5 minutes for a good flavour. This technique gives a special aroma to this halwa.
4. Now add the milk & boil it for 20 minutes, when it seems to thicken, slow the flame & stir it continuously so it will not burn in the bottom.
5. Add sugar & again and stir it till it gets some red colour because sugar changes this colour & texture. This time you can add khoya (200) gm.6. Using khoya will again change the texture,& smell 7. Simmer till the halwa becomes dry. When ghee appears on its Sides it is ready to serve. 8. Remove it from the flame and add the remaining green cardamom mix it very well 9. Add 2 drops of rose water, mix it again & add dry fruits.
Now Gajar ka Halwa ready to serve.
Note- using khoya is optional, you can use malai instead of khoya.
Dry fruits should be roasted.
Sugar can be used in small amounts.
Shared by: Chef Alka Tomar
