Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, gajar ka halwa. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Gajar Ka Halwa is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Gajar Ka Halwa is something that I have loved my whole life.
Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe - About Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe: One of the most popular Indian dessert, here is the 'Gajar ka Halwa' recipe. Known to have originated in Punjab, it is a delicious delight during the winter months. Prepare this for special occasions as well as the perfect dessert post regular dinner with the family. Ingredients of Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe: Grated carrots, milk, sugar and nuts.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook gajar ka halwa using 10 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Gajar Ka Halwa:
- Get 3 Kg Gajar/ Carrot
- Take 2.5 litre Full Cream Milk
- Get 200 gms Khoya/ Mawa
- Prepare 5-6 Kesar Petals
- Make ready 3-4 Tablespoon Desi Ghee
- Take 5-6 Elaichi Powder
- Prepare 1 Cup
- Get 250 gms Sugar
- Get 12-14 Badaam/ Almonds
- Take 5-6 Kaju/ Cashews
An extraordinary dessert which takes me to trance every time I eat was traditionally made using carrots, ghee and milk. Sere gajar ka halwa made with khoya warm or chilled. Making gajar halwa in the Instant Pot is so easy as you do not have to spend time frequently stirring the halwa. It saves a lot of time.
Steps to make Gajar Ka Halwa:
- Peel off Gajar skin, then soak them in a bucket of water & leave them for 10-15 minutes.
1. After 10-15 minutes, grate them finely with the small hole grater.
1. Now take a pan, add 1 Tablespoon Desi Ghee in it & keep the gas on low flame. - When ghee gets heated up, add dry fruits in it & roast them till they start sizzling or popping.
- When they start popping, turn off the flame & take them out on the chopping board & chop them roughly.
- Now take a Big Kadhai, add 2 Table Spoon Desi Ghee in it & keep the gas on medium-low flame.
- Then add grated Gajar in it & mix them properly.
- Now add 2.5 Litre Full Cream milk in it & mix them properly.
- I have taken 3 liters but only 2.5 litre is used.
- Now after every 5-10 minutes keep stirring the mixture so that it doesn’t get stuck at the bottom.
- Keep stirring it till the milk starts boiling.
- After 1.5 Hours, when the milk starts boiling, add Kesar Petals in it & mix them properly.
- Now at this stage keep stirring it continuously from all sides till the milk is completely reduced or evaporated.
- This hole process takes around 3-4 hours.
- After 3-4 hours, when milk is completely reduced or evaporated & the Gajar mixture becomes soft & completely dry, then add 200 gms Khoya/ mawa in it & mix it properly.
- Now roast khoya for 10-15 minutes.
- After 10-15 minutes, add 1 Cup Sugar, roughly chopped dry fruits & Elaichi Powder in it & mix them properly.
- Now cook them for 15-20 minutes till sugar is completely dissolved in Halwa.
- Add 1-2 Table Spoon More Desi Ghee in it & mix them properly.
- After 15-20 minutes, sprinkle some Khoya on top.
- Your Gajar Ka Halwa is ready to be served.
- This Whole Halwa making process takes around 5-6 hours.
Making gajar halwa in the Instant Pot is so easy as you do not have to spend time frequently stirring the halwa. It saves a lot of time. Follow my easy steps to make instant pot gajar halwa. Gajar ka halwa or gajrela is an Indian sweet dish made by cooking grated carrots with ghee, khoya, sugar and nuts. My mother makes the most amazing gajar ka halwa and as a kid and it would something I looked forward to at every Sunday lunch.
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