Gajar ka halwa/ Carrot Fudge

Gajar ka halwa/ Carrot Fudge is a popular Indian dessert and is favorite amongst all age group. It can be served hot for breakfast or served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert. It is a show stealer for any festival or celebrations.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, gluten free, sweet, upwaas (fast)

Cuisine Indian

Keyword breakfast, carrot, dessert, Festival, glutenfree, homemade, picnic, potluck, Sweet, winterdessert

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings people

Calories 395kcal

Author swapna

Ingredients

1 kg carrots grated
2 tbsp clarified butter ghee
4 cup low fat milk you can also use full fat milk
2 cup milk powder
3/4 cup sugar or more if you want halwa to be more sweet. I have used raw sugar.
1 tsp cardamom powder elaichi powder
1 tsp nutmeg powder jaiphal powder
1 tbsp almonds chopped
1 tbsp pistachio chopped
1 tbsp cashewnut chopped

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan.
When the ghee is melted add the grated carrot and saute on medium heat.
After 5-8 minutes the carrots will start to cook and shrink in size.
Add milk to it and mix well. Stir in between and let the milk boil on medium heat.
The milk will start boiling. Now cook the mixture on medium heat stirring continuously.
After some time the milk will reduce. Stir continuously and scrap the carrot and milk solids mixture from the sides.
When the milk is reduced to 75% add milk powder.
Mix well and cook for 10 minutes stirring continuously. The milk powder will be nicely absorbed and small milk granules like mawa/khoya/milk solids will start forming.
The milk is now 90% evaporated. Add sugar and mix well.
Add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and mix well.
Now add the other 1 tbsp of ghee and mix well and cook till the water for sugar is evaporated and the mixture starts getting a dark color.
The mixture now becomes dry and all the water from milk and sugar is evaporated. The mixture has got a nice color and a fudge-like texture. The carrot or gajar ka halwa is ready. You can add some of the chopped dry nuts and mix well.
Put the warm gajar ka halwa in a greased bowl and unmould it in as serving plate. Garnish it with the chopped dry nuts and serve. The gajar ka halwa can be refrigerated for a week and can be warmed in a microwave and served. You can also serve warm gajar ka halwa with a scoop of ice cream.

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