Sanoli's Kitchen: GAJAR KA HALWA

Monday, January 13, 2014

GAJAR KA HALWA

Gajar ka Halwa or Gajrela (in Punjabi) is a traditional dessert made with milk and carrot. I used mawa with little milk, it gave a nice creamy texture. A delectable dessert of Northern India and Pakistan. The Arabic word, "halwa" means sweet. It is treated as a light nutritious dessert as it contains less fat. This toothsome dessert just melts in your mouth and tempts you to eat more and more... 
Recipe Source & Acknowledgement: Homely Food

INGREDIENTS:

325 gm Carrot
3 tbsps Clarified Butter
1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Freshly Pounded Cardamom powder
1/4 Cup Grated Mawa (khoya)
Few Almonds (Chopped)
Few Cashew Nuts (Chopped)
Few Pistachios (Chopped)
1 tbsp Raisins
6-7 Strands of Saffron

METHOD:


Wash, peel and grate carrots.


Heat clarified butter in a non-stick pressure pan.


Add grated carrot in it. Fold nicely.


Saute for 4-5 minutes on medium heat. Stir occassionally.


Add 1/2 cup milk in it. Mix and pressure cook for 1 whistle.


Allow to escape steam naturally. Open the lid now.


Again place pressure pan on a stove top. Add grated mawa and cardamom powder in it. Fold nicely for 3 minutes.


Now add sugar, raisins and chopped nuts in it. Keep stirring continuously for 7-8 minutes on high heat. Add saffron strands and mix nicely. Remove from heat now.


Garnish with chopped nuts, raisins and few saffron strands. Serve hot or warm.

Sending to:  Chandrani's Holiday Recipes

19 comments:

  1. i am so tempted this is one of my fav ,sure sano ,i can complete this bowl in no time.

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  2. Gajar ka halawa looks delicious Sanoli, Wish I could taste that bowl.

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  3. very tempting halwa :) i H like it so much :) lovely pictorial sanoli di :)

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  4. my favorite halwa,looks tempting dear:)

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  5. Lovely Halwa

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  6. awesome it looks tempting. any filmi hero wud love this ghar ka gajar ka halwa

    its too good looking

    thanks for link up sano

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  7. all time fav, so tempting and delicious looking carrot halwa...well made!

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  8. Never made this in pressure cooker...onek time save hoye tai na?

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  9. Love it. Nice step by step pics.

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  10. never tried this with khoya. thanks for sharing sanoli

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  11. looks so awesome,nice tempting clicks.

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  12. A nice twist to the normal gajar ka halwa :) Yummy !!

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  13. perfect sweet treat for all occasions...

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  14. Wow! Awesome gajar ka halwa Sanoli :-)

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  15. love the pictures... especially the second one.. am so drooling for it... can I grab some? Thanks for sending this yummy recipe to my event.. Looking for more yummy recipes...

    Sowmya
    Event - Authentic Indian Sweets w giveaway
    Event - Kid's delight - Sweet Treats

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