INGREDIENTS
- ½ kg carrot (gajar)(500 grams) (prefer young carrots)
- 2 cups milk (1 cup for Instant pot)
- ½ cup sugar (+ 2 tbsp optional) (prefer organic)
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder (or 4 pods skinned & powdered)
- 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
optional ingredients
- 20 mixed nuts 10 pista, 5 cashew & 5 almonds
- 2 tablespoons raisins optional
INSTRUCTIONS
Preparation
- Step 1: Wash carrots under running water & peel them.
- Step 2: Grate them in a food processor or with a hand grater.
- Step 3: Dry roast nuts on a low heat until crunchy, cool & chop them. OR Alternately chop the nuts first & fry them in 1 tbsp ghee until slightly golden. Then add raisins & fry until they plump up. Remove to a plate.
How to Make Carrot Halwa
Step 1: Next bring milk to a boil in a heavy bottom pot or deep pan.
Step 2: Add grated carrots and cook on a medium heat stirring often. Do not leave the pot unattended as the milk will get scorched.
Step 3: When the milk has completely evaporated add sugar and stir well. Sugar will release lot of moisture & will make the entire carrot halwa gooey.
Step 4: Cook until half of the moisture evaporates, then stir in the ghee.
Step 5: Saute the carrot halwa well in ghee until the moisture evaporates completely.
Step 6: When it is done gajar halwa turns aromatic & thickens. It will still be moist. If you overcook your halwa turns dry. Sprinkle cardamom powder.
Step 7: Garnish carrot halwa with nuts. Serve warm or chilled with Ice cream.
Instant Pot Gajar ka Halwa
Step 1: Press the saute button and add 1 tbsp ghee to the steel insert of the IP.
Step 2: When it is hot fry the nuts until light golden. Then add in raisins if using. When they plump up remove to a plate.
Step 3: Then add in the carrots & saute for 2 to 3 mins stirring well.
Step 4: Pour 1 cup milk and mix well. Deglaze by scrubbing the bottom of the pot with a spatula.
Step 5: Secure the instant pot & position the steam release handle to sealing. Press the pressure cook (manual) button & set the timing to 3 mins.
Step 6: When the instant pot beeps and finishes, do a manual pressure release carefully.
Step 7: Stir in the sugar, ghee & cardamom powder. Press the saute button & saute until the milk evaporates completely.
Step 8: Garnish gajar halwa with chopped nuts & raisins.
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