Carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa is a traditional Indian dessert thats deliciously rich and creamy This recipe uses whole milk not condensed milk Serve warm with vanilla ice cream for a real treat
Prep Time
1 hr 40 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
8
Ingredients
Instructions
Heat ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat and add carrots. Cook and stir briefly
about 3 minutes. Pour in milk and increase heat; bring to a boil and cook
stirring constantly
for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently
uncovered
and stirring occasionally until moisture evaporates
about 1 hour.
Bring carrot mixture back to a boil; add sugar
raisins
cardamom
and saffron. Cook and stir until mixture has thickened
about 10 minutes.
Ladle carrot halwa into 8 individual serving dishes. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon pistachios. Serve warm or chill before serving.
Tips
Use a hand grater to prepare the carrots. Using a food processor makes them too watery.
