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Gajar ka halwa is a popular sweet made using carrots. Delicious sweet made using carrots and rich in ghee.
Last Updated on September 16, 2021
"Gajar Ka Halwa with step by step pictures. Indian carrot pudding made using carrots, sugar, ghee and fried nuts. Delicious halwa made using carrots simmered in milk and cooked in sugar which creates a halwa."
Carrot Halwa - Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe
Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe Step by Step | How to make gajar ka halwa using carrots.
About Gajar Ka Halwa
Gajar ka halwa made using carrots cooked in ghee and simmered in milk and cooked till halwa consistency. Indian carrot pudding made with freshly grated carrots. Halwa taste amazing with a scoop of icecream.
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Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa)
Gajar ka halwa is a popular sweet made using carrots. Delicious sweet made using carrots and rich in ghee.
Ingredients
- 3 large Carrot grated
- ½ litre Full Fat Milk
- ½ cup Ghee
- 3 tbsp Cashews
- ½ cup Sugar or to taste
- 4 piece Cardamom pods
- 1 pinch Saffron
Instructions
- Heat half of the ghee in a kadai. Fry some badam pieces in this till golden and remove it..
- Now Add in grated carrot and fry for 5 mins.
- Pour in milk and bring that to boil.
- Simmer the flame and cover it with a lid. Let this cook for 20-30 mins until the carrot is cooked through and milk is evaporated.
- Now add in sugar and mix well. Throw in the cardamom too.
- Now add in a pinch of saffron yellow colour and mix well.
- Let this cook until the halwa gets thickened. It will take around 10-15 mins.
- Now add in remaining ghee and mix well.
- Add in the nuts and mix well. Cook this until the halwa leaves the sides of the pan.
- Switch off the flame and serve hot.
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Nutrition Facts
Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa)
Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
Calories 364
Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 58mg19%
Sodium 39mg2%
Potassium 246mg7%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 28g31%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 9022IU180%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 29mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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| Take all your ingredients. |
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| grate your carrot using fine grater |
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| heat some ghee in a kadai |
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| add in badam |
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| fry till golden |
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| remove and set aside |
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| add in carrots |
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| fry for few minutes |
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| pour in milk |
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| and bring that to boil |
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| cover and simmer |
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| untill the carrot is cooked |
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| add in sugar |
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| and crushed cardamom |
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| add a pinch of food colouring |
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| and mix well |
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| let it cook till it gets thick |
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| add more ghee |
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| and fried nuts |
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| mix well |
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| cook untill it leaves the sides of the pan
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the Junkie book
by the time i made something chocolate, your choc giveaway was long a thing of past!!
this is delicious...had it at a dinner jus two days back!!
Rocio Valle Gonzalez
I must do it!! I love carrot, so it is perfect!!
Thanks for share!!
hugs, from spain! 😉
Harini
Very nice..
Chitra
carrot halwa looks so good:)
Priya
Who will say no to carrot halwa, awesome..
MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.
Carrot Halwa luks yumm.Luv ur delicious recipes here in this wonderful blog,Arthi.Thanks for dropping in and the add.Following U.
Rekha shoban
yummy n delicious halwa...perfectly done!!nice presentation!
Nalini's Kitchen
wow! carrot halwa looks so tempting and yummy,lovely clicks.
Cool Lassi(e)
Carrot Halwa looks super tempting!
Amina Khaleel
carrot halwa looks delicious.. it is one of my favorites... liked your step by step pictures... glad to follow you.. do visit me sometime..
Mélange
Reading your diwali tale,I conveyed my daughter that my concurrence for crackers is not standing.Bitter no Aarthi ? I have to think now dear.
I have seen several gajar halwa recipes so far in the blog world.I haven't seen such a royal presentation but.Extremely tempting and classic Aarthi.Hats off to you.
veena krishnakumar
Halwa looks awesome!!!!And i am scared with these diwali rockets too, never can predict which way they turn:-)
Gayathri Kumar
Halwa looks so yummy..
Ann
I'm SO glad everyone was safe from the fire. The halwa look really, REALLY good! Thanks for sharing (and thanks for the step-by-step pictures)
Sharmilee! :)
Looks so delicious...yummy looking!
RAKS KITCHEN
Lovely pictorial of carrot halwa! lOoks irresistible !
Yuvana's Favourites
my favourite sweet. next time when you do this just add grated dairymilk chocolate. you ll love it.
Aruna Manikandan
looks perfect and delicious dear 🙂
cooking varieties (wan)
hi aarthi many thanks for your visit, really appreciate that.
for a start, let me wish you all the best in blogging and looking forward to follow your recipes. have a nice day
The Pumpkin Farm
Love the way you have presented the halwa
Tina
delicious halwa...
Alba
Love your blog and indian receipts! I follow you from now on 🙂
I didn't know halwa but it looks yummy!
Alba
M.R.T.E
que buena pinta tiene, siento lo de la casa. al menos oslo fué un susto. saludos
SavithaRaj's Spice Land
Sorry to hear about the fire incident..happy to know you guys are fine..and for the recipe...its an ever favorite dessert..
Catherine
It does look delicious and very interesting. Blessings, Catherine xo
jeyashrisuresh
need a cup of vanila icecream to pair with this yummy halwa.
Cajunlicious
Love the flavors in this and it looks incredible!
mykitchentrials
Sorry about the fire, lets hope this diwali is safe for everyone.
Carrot halwa looks absolutely fantastic! Drool worthy pictures 🙂
Rajani
Rosita Vargas
Hermoso plato me encanta la zanahoria luce espectacular,abrazos grandes, hugs,hugs.
teresa Blackburn
Wonderful images with all the beautiful serving pieces. Very festive and special.
Bhasky
Can we add milkmaid along with sugar?
suganya
Love your recipes.... really awesome... I'm going to try this for new year
Aarthi
@BhaskyIf u want you can add..
Anonymous
Hi, can i use bread instead of carrot?
Aarthi
@Anonymousnot sure..haven't tried it so far.
Sandhya G.
If we add condensed milk in place of sugar , how much quantity should we add?
Aarthi
@Sandhya G.it deoends on ur sweetness, add it and taste then add more..
Anonymous
I tried it aarthi but it tastes like paalkova. I don't know why..
Anonymous
Could u pls tell me why it tastes like palkova???
Aarthi
@Anonymousbecause u have cooked it in milk so it will like milky
Janani Selvaraju
Tried this todayand it turned out so so yummy....got appreciated by my mom...thanks aarthi...keep rocking......
Anonymous
Hai Aarthi, Can we use butter instead of ghee?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use
Anonymous
It came out really sooo good !!!!tastes yummy!!!! Thank you aarthi for ur pictorial representation 🙂 🙂
Anonymous
I tried this recipe really it was very nice.
can we add kova for this recipe and in which step can u pls tell me
Anonymous
I tried this recipe really it was very nice.
can we add kova for this recipe and in which step can u pls tell me
Anonymous
can we add kova to this recipe if it can be added can u pls tell when it can be added after which step
Aarthi
yes u can, add it after u add sugar
sheraz
your recipe is looks very nice and tasty
Daania
We need to add boiled or raw milk
Aarthi
boiled