🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Gajar Ka Halwa

Name: Gajar Ka Halwa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Ghee; 2 cups Milk; 1.5 cups, prepared Carrot; 1 cup Sugar

🇮🇳 Indian

A ghee-rich halwa cooked low and slow until the fat separates and the spoon stands happily in it. 50 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 20 min Cook 30 min Serves 6 Medium

Ingredients

Ghee3 tbsp
Milk2 cups
Carrot1.5 cups, prepared
Sugar1 cup

Optional extras

Golden Raisins2 tbsp
Almonds2 tbsp, slivered
Green Cardamom3, crushed

Instructions

1
Roast the carrot in ghee on a patient medium flame until it smells toasty and turns a shade deeper.
2
Pour in the hot liquid (milk or water) carefully — it will splutter — and stir through.
3
Add sugar and keep folding until the ghee separates and gleams at the edges.
4
Finish with cardamom, almonds and raisins; serve warm.

Chef's tip

Mithai rewards low heat and clean pans; rush nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe | Homemade Carrot Halwa | Indian Dessert Recipe - Smita · on YouTube