Gajar ka Halwa

4 people

45 min

A creamy Indian carrot pudding made by reducing grated carrots in milk with ghee, sugar and cardamom, finished with toasted nuts.

prepWash carrots under running water & peel them
prepGrate carrots in a food processor or with a hand grater
20 mixed nuts (10 pista, 5 cashew & 5 almonds)	Fry nuts in ghee until golden, add raisins until plump			Sprinkle cardamom, garnish with nuts & raisins
1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter) (for frying nuts)
2 tablespoons raisins (optional)
480 ml milk	Bring milk to boil, add carrots, cook medium heat 15 min	Add sugar, cook until half moisture evaporates	Stir in ghee, sauté until moisture evaporates completely
½ kg / 500 g carrot, grated (prefer young carrots)
100 g sugar (+ 2 tbsp optional)
1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter) (for finishing)
½ teaspoon cardamom powder (or 4 pods skinned & powdered)

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