Gajar Ka Halwa

Name: Gajar Ka Halwa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1kg carrots, grated; 1L whole milk; 150g sugar; 4 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cardamom powder; 50g cashews, fried in ghee; 50g raisins

Rich carrot pudding with ghee, milk and cardamom — the most beloved Indian winter dessert. Cooking the carrots slowly in milk until it fully evaporates, rather than rushing the heat, gives halwa its dense, fudgy texture.

Total time

85 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

65 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

1kgcarrots, grated

1Lwhole milk

150gsugar

4 tbspghee

1 tspcardamom powder

50gcashews, fried in ghee

50graisins

Instructions

Cook grated carrots in milk over medium heat, stirring frequently, until milk is absorbed, about 45 minutes.

Add ghee and sugar, stir and cook 15 more minutes until mixture dries out and pulls away from sides.

Add cardamom, cashews and raisins.

Serve warm. Also great at room temperature.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

628

Protein

12.9g

Fat

27.8g

Carbs

87.2g

Fiber

7.9g

Sodium

283mg

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