Gaajar ka halwa|Gajrun Jo Seero
Author: Alka
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 1 hour
The most famous Indian winter dessert, carrot halwa is favorite of one and all.
Ingredients
  • Red juicy Carrots 500 gm.
  • Sugar 250-300 gm
  • Milk 2 cups
  • Green cardamom (Choti elaichi) 2
  • Khus khus 2 tsp
  • Ghee or vegetable oil 2 tbsp
  • Cashew nuts 10-12
  • Raisins 10-15
  • Almonds 5-6
Method
  1. Wash, peel the carrots and grate them
  2. Soak khuskhus in water, for few hours, then rinse 3 or 4 times with water with help of tea strainer
  3. In a thick bottomed kadai, pour two tablespoon of ghee or oil, add khuskhus and saute it for few seconds on medium flame, taking care not to burn the khuskhus
  4. Add grated carrots and elaichi and saute again for few min, stirring continuously so that carrots don't turn brown
  5. Add two cups of milk and let it boil on low flame till the mixture is almost dry
  6. Add sugar and mix it properly and continue to cook it till all the milk is evaporated
  7. Let the halwa cool down a bit, then add chopped almonds, cashews and few raisins and serve it with love
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2008/02/gaajar-ka-halwa/