Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka Halwa is an extremely popular Indian dessert pudding, prepared commonly as a celebratory sweet during festivals, weddings, birthdays, etc. It’s a delicious dessert made with carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom, ghee, and dry fruits.

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Carrot Halwa

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Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka Halwa is a popular Indian dessert pudding, prepared commonly as a celebratory sweet during festivals, weddings, birthdays, etc. It's a delicious dessert made with carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom, ghee, and dry fruits.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3 people

Equipment

• Cooking pan with lid
• Grater

Ingredients

  

• 300 gm carrots thinly grated
• 500 ml whole milk warm
• 100 gm granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 2 tbsp cashews
• 2 green cardamoms crushed or powdered

Instructions

 

• Heat ghee in a cooking pot on medium flame. Fry cashews until light brown, then remove them into a bowl.
• Into the same cooking pot, add grated carrot and sauté for 3-4 minutes until it starts to shrink and becomes soft.
• Pour the warm milk into the pan. Continue to cook on low heat while stirring continuously until the grated carrot softens and slowly absorbs the milk.
• Once the milk is completely absorbed, add a tablespoon of ghee into it along with crushed cardamom and mix well.
• Add the sugar and continue stirring until it fully dissolves and gets incorporated into the halwa.
• Garnish with fried cashews, gently mix and turn the heat off.
• Serve carrot halwa warm or cold with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

Notes

• Add sugar according to your taste and preference.
• Grate carrot as thin as possible to for it cook easily.
• Add other dry fruits if you like.

Keyword Carrot Halwa, Carrot Recipes, Diwali Sweets, Indian Sweets