Carrot halwa recipe | Gajar ka halwa | How to make carrot halwa

Carrot halwa is a panjabi sweet dish. Made out of carrots, milk, sugar. In this recipe I am using both condensed milk and sugar. You can add khoya as well. This recipe does not include khoya. Wondering how to make a a rich creamy carrot halwa with out khoya. Check out the recipe below. 

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 Kg carrot
2. 400 ml Milk
3. 200 ml condensed milk/ milkmaid
4. 6 tbsp Sugar
5. Dry fruits
6. 2 tsp ghee
7. 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Preparation:

• Wash the carrots with water. Peel off the skin of carrots.
• Using a grater grate carrots.

How to make Carrot halwa:

• Dry roast dry fruits of your choice.
• Let it cool down and chop them into pieces.
• In a thick bottom pan start heating milk.
• Once milk start boiling add grated carrot into it.
• Mix and cook carrot till the milk reduces.
• It might take around 40-45 minutes. 
• Now add condensed milk and sugar mix everything well.
• Let sugar melt and then add ghee and dry fruits mix everything well.

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 50- 60 mins

Servings: 3

Notes:

1. Condensed milk can be completely replaced with sugar.
2. Cook the halwa on low to medium flame.
3. This recipe can also be cooked in pressure cooker.
4. This can be stored in fridge for about 6 to 7 days in refregirator.