Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa) or Gajrela
Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa) or Gajrela is a traditional Indian dessert made during winter months. Fresh carrots are grated and then cooked in full cream milk for a couple of hours. The milk then reduces and carrots are also cooked along with it. A sumptuous and delicious dessert is ready.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1½ kg carrot washed, peeled & grated
- 1 litre milk
- 150 gram khoa mawa
- ½ cup sugar granulated
- ¼ cup cashew nut, raisin, pistachio, cardamom seed kaju, kismis, pista, elaichi for garnishing
Instructions
- Boil milk in a large vessel. Add grated carrots. Allow the carrots to cook on slow flame. You may need to continuously stir the mixture for a while and in between to avoid sticking. When the milk is reduced completely, add mawa.
- Continue stirring the mixture further till mawa is nicely mixed and roasted. Add any dry-fruits if you are using along with cardamom powder. Add sugar and continue to cook till the sugar is totally absorbed. Serve hot.
Notes
- You may boil grated carrots before adding to milk to hasten up the process but I wouldn’t recommend it.
- You can also adjust sugar as per your taste.
- You can also play with quantity of milk and mawa based on your preference, my family prefers less milk and mawa.
- If you do not wish to use khoya, then use 2.5 litres of milk for 1 kilo of carrots.