Gajar Halwa
 

 

Gajar halwa - Gajar halwa recipe
Gajar Halwa

 

 

  • Planning Time 15 mins
  • Cook Time 45 mins
  • Complete Time 60 mins
  •  servings: 6
  • calories 130 grams (267 calories)
  • Author  Komal shah


Gajar Halwa is otherwise called Carrot Halwa or Gajrela and is a colder time of year unique recipe that is essential for most festivals at weddings, gatherings, or celebrations.
A very fundamental and monstrously famous Indian treat, Gajar Ka Halwa is rich, velvety, and debauched. It is made with carrots, ghee, milk, sugar, and nuts and seasoned with cardamom.
Gajar Ka Halwa recipe by Komal shah is not difficult to make at home as it requires ground carrots, new milk, sugar, and desi ghee as principal fixings and Khoya is likewise included in the recipe to get its ideal flavor. You can utilize almonds and pistachios for embellishing it.

What Is Gajar Halwa?


Carrots are called gajar in Hindi n Urdu, and Halwa alludes to Indian pudding, so Gajar halwa means "Carrot Pudding".
Otherwise called Gajrela in Punjabi, this sweet dish is regularly made in North Indian n Pakistani homes during winters when red carrots are in season.
Winters in India and Pakistan are deficient without Gajar Halwa!
Customarily gajar ka halwa is made by stewing destroyed red carrots with milk and slow cooking for a really long time until the carrots are cooked and the milk is diminished and afterward improved with sugar.
The sluggish cooking process gives astounding outcomes.

Nutrisions:


  • Serving size:130grams
  • Calories: 267 calories
  • Protein : 1.3 grams
  • Fat: 3.8 grams
  • Soaked fat: 10grams
  • Fiber: 3.6 grams
  • Carbs: 58.6 grams
  • Suger: 6grams

Ingredients:


  •     Carrots/gajar - 2 kg
  •     Ghee/explained spread/any refined oil - 5 tbsp
  •     Entire milk - 1 liter
  •     Hacked dry natural products (almonds cashews pistachios ) - 2 cup
  •     Raisins - 40 to 50
  •     Sugar - 2 cups (according to taste)
  •     Green cardamom - 10

 

Method:


  •     Wash carrots pleasantly, eliminate their skin with the assistance of peeler and grind it with a thick grater.
  •     Heat up ghee in a major container and put a ground carrot in it and sauté it on high fire for 5 minutes.
  •     Add milk to the carrot and cook it on high fire blending it every so often, this will take around ½ an hour for the combination to turn out to be thick.
  •     In a mortar and pestle, grind the cardamom seeds into a powder.
  •     Presently taste the Halwa as indicated by its taste add sugar and cook it on low fire blending it habitually.
  •     At the point when it turns out to be minimally dry and ghee isolates from the blend eliminate it from fire and add cardamom powder to it.
  •     Add every one of the cooked dry foods grown from the ground in carrot halwa and blend it pleasantly.
  •     Serve hot or cold.

 

 

 

Gajar halwa - Gajar halwa recipe
gajar halwa

 

 

 Substitute methods for Cooking the gajar Halwa:


Milk Powder method:

    Follow the recipe with no guarantees, aside from don't add khoya toward the end.
    All things being equal, you can add 1/2 cup of milk powder in the wake of adding the ghee.

Consolidated Milk Powder:


    NOTE: we needn't bother with any entire milk or sugar for this strategy.

  •     For this technique start by warming up the ghee in the pot.
  •     Add the destroyed carrots, and afterward cook for 5-7 minutes on medium intensity while mixing.
  •     After the majority of the dampness has vanished, add 400 ml of consolidated milk.
  •     Blend well and keep on cooking on medium intensity for 8-10 minutes, while mixing, or until the majority of the dampness has dried out.
  •     Add cardamom powder and dry organic product, and blend well. Your halwa is fit to be appreciated!
  •     Blend well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Continue with the remainder of the recipe as composed.

 

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Notes


ingredient Notes:

    Red Carrots: These carrots are better in flavor and have a dazzling red tone. In the event that you can't view it as any, you can substitute it with the ordinary assortment of carrots. I utilize a food processor to grind the carrots as it's faster and more helpful, however, you can likewise grind them the hard way.


    Milk: I energetically suggest that you utilize entire milk for this recipe as it adds wealth to the halwa that other rate milk can't do as such.


    Ghee: Utilize top-notch ghee for the best outcomes. You can change the sum however you would prefer, and increment it up to around 1 cup for a more liberal halwa.


    Khoya: You can make custom-made khoya, or skip it totally in the event that it's not effectively accessible.


    Cardamom powder: You can likewise involve 3-4 squashed green cardamom instead of this.


    Nuts: I utilized cashew nuts and pistachios, however, you can likewise add stripped almonds which is more traditional.


    Bubbled Eggs: Sounds a piece peculiar, yet in Punjab (Pakistan) this halwa is finished off with slashed bubbled eggs.


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storage method


    Fridge: Cool the carrot halwa for 15-20 minutes, and store it in a hermetically sealed holder for a considerable length of time.
    Freeze: Cool it totally then move it to a cooler safe holder and freeze for as long as a month.
    To Warm: Whenever frozen, defrost it in the cooler short-term. Microwave individual parts for 2 to 3 minutes, contingent upon how warm you like it.

Notes

  •     Utilize the enormous openings on a case grater for grinding the carrots, or shred them utilizing a food processor with a shredder connection. For bigger amounts, a food processor is much more straightforward.
  •     Try not to grind it fine as it will result in soft halwa. Grinding thick adds to the surface putting forth this additional attempt worth the effort.
  •     Towards the end, make certain to mix at regular intervals to forestall the halwa from adhering to the base and consuming.
  •     You can without much of a stretch scale this carrot halwa recipe for parties.
  •     Try not to hold back on Ghee, it adds a lot of flavor, keeps halwa clammy, and unites this dish.
  •     Adding sugar will stop the cooking system for carrots so add it solely after the carrots are cooked.
  •     So mixing consistently and keeping consideration on the halwa while it's stewing is an unquestionable necessity. Gajar ka Halwa needs basically consistent consideration and blending and scratching of the lower part of the pot, any other way, it can bubble over or consume. So don't leave the halwa unattended for over 2 minutes.
  •    I recommend utilizing a weighty iron skillet, weighty base dish, or dutch stove to make the halwa. You can likewise utilize any thick-lined container or skillet.

FAQs


Q:Is gajar ka halwa healthy?
A: Low Fat Carrot Halwa is a decent wellspring of Vitamin A, Calcium, and Phosphorus. As the name proposes it is brilliantly low in calories and really great for weight watchers. Produced using low-fat milk, carrots, and dates.


Q:Is gajar really great for weight reduction?
A: Carrots are an extraordinary, supplement-rich vegetable. Besides the fact that they have high amounts of different supplements like nutrients An and C, carrots are likewise very low in calories and high in fiber. Subsequently, they are an incredible weight-reduction food.

Q: Is carrot great for the skin?
A: Smash on carrots to keep your skin sound and dynamic. Carrots are high in beta carotene, a cell reinforcement that is changed over completely to vitamin An inside the body. It protects against the sun's harmful rays and aids in tissue cleaning.

Q: Is carrot really great for hair?
A: Carrots. Beta-carotene-rich carrots can help in forestalling and going bald. They are plentiful in Vitamin A, which can help in further developing scalp well-being and fortifying hair follicles. Furthermore, carrots are additionally plentiful in fiber, nutrients C, K, and B Nutrients, phosphorus, and potassium