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Red Carrot Cashew Halwa

Jul 25, 2013 15 min
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Red Carrot Cashew Halwa
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Preparation Time
Under 30 min
Difficulty
Easy
Occasion
Diwali
Recipe Type
Sweets
Cuisine
South Indian

Carrot Halwa also known as gajrala is a traditional Punjabi dessert made with carrots and milk. Gajar Halwa is delicious warm or cold.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Carrot
Carrot
0.5 kilogram 200 1.15
Milk
Milk
1 litre 418 8.1 4
Sugar
Sugar
2 cup 1548
Cashew Nut
Cashew Nut
2 teaspoon 55.1 4.4
Raisins
Raisins
2 teaspoon 11.96
Almond
Almond
1 teaspoon 26.4 2.27
Cardamom Powder
Cardamom Powder
1 teaspoon 7.6 0.02
Orange Food Colour
Orange Food Colour
2 teaspoon
Ghee
Ghee
0.25 cup 516.88 56 14.56
Total 2783.94 71.94 18.56

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Grate the Carrot and grind once and keep aside (dont fine grind, make sure sTill some Carrot pieces are there.. this gives more Carrot taste).
  2. 02 Put Kadai on flame, heat 2 spoon Ghee and fry slightly the Cashew Nut, Almond and raisin and keep aside. Let the Ghee remain.
  3. 03 Now pour the Milk and bring to bOil, slowly keep stiring or thick Milk may stick to the bottom and burn.. Non-stick pan is best for this dish.
  4. 04 When the Milk is half done or has come to 1/4 litre add the Sugar. Let it fully dissolve.
  5. 05 Now add the grinded Carrot, Red Food Colour and and stir Till the Carrot are nicley cooked, this takes 5-7 mins. You will get excellent flavour.
  6. 06 Keep stirring, let all the Milk evaporate. Now add the remaining Ghee and stir Till the halwa does'nt stick to the vessel.
  7. 07 Now add the Cardamom. Garnish with Cashew Nut, Almond and raisin.

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