gajar ka halwa with condensed milk recipe
Very famous, typical and exotic Indian pudding recipe prepared with grated carrots. The recipe is also known as gajar ka halwa OR gajrelaa in many parts of India.
Servings 2 cups [approx]
Ingredients
- 500 gms fresh carrots
- ¼ cup ghee / clarified butter
- ¼ cup condensed milk [approx] to you taste
- ¼ cup dry-fruits (almonds,cashews and pistachios) optional
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
- wash fresh gajar/carrots and peel the skin of it.
- grate carrots and keep it aside.
- heat ghee.
- when the ghee melts, add grated carrots.
- saute it until it changes in color.
- add milk.
- mix it well.
- boil the mixture until milk evaporates.
- add milkmaid/condensed milk and mix.
- keep stirring occasionally.
- as you can see, milk will evaporate and mixture becomes thick.
- add cardamom powder.
- add some dry-fruits.
- mix and stir until halwa leaves the sides.
- serve hot.
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Notes
- you can use homemade condensed milk as well. I am using Amul milkmaid here.
- always use fresh carrots.
- you can store this gajar halwa in a refrigerator for 3-4 days. use an airtight container.
- in case of storing, warm it enough before serving.
