Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

Gajar Halwa is a delicious, mouthwatering Punjabi dessert popular all across India. I am here with a low fat, easy to make quick recipe!!

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 25 to 30 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Grated Carrots - 4 cups

Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 3 tbsp

Cardamom Powder - 2 tsp

Cashew nuts - 10 to 12 chopped

Almonds - 8 to 10 chopped (optional)

Saffron - Few Strands

Sugar (Brown) - 2 cups

Milk - 1 cup

Mawa/khoya - 1/4 cup

Method of Preparation:

1) Add ghee in a non-stick vessel. When ghee becomes hot add cashew nuts (save some for garnishing), almonds, mawa, grated carrots and cook for about 4 to 5 mins.

2) Add milk and let it cook for 8 to 10 mins.

3) Add sugar and cardamom powder and stir it for few mins

3) Mix Saffron strands in 1 tbsp of milk. Keep it aside till the saffron dissolves in milk. Add the mixture in halwa, mix well and stir it for few mins

Gajar Halwa is ready! Serve it worm of cold (it tastes yummy with vanilla ice-cream on the top!)

Tips:

You can use more or less Ghee, Mawa and sugar as per your taste.

Instead of Brown sugar, you can use regular white sugar