Gajar ka Halwa
A sweet Indian pudding prepared with milk, sugar and carrots. Gajar ka halwa also referred to as Gajrela is traditionally prepared by boiling milk and carrots together to a point where milk is 80% reduced and then ghee is generously added. Unlike other halwas this particular halwa- Gajrela takes you down the memory lane – when mom cooked this halwa, it’s aroma filled up the whole house making every taste bud in our mouth watery, craving for some right away- feeling nostalgic 🙂
Without compromising the authentic taste and flavor of this recipe I made this lip smacking and mouth watering Gajar ka halwa with just 4 simple ingredients and under 30 minutes. Getting the ingredients ready for this recipe was a piece of cake but wearying task was to SHRED/GRATE the carrots. Once sugar is added to carrots it releases a lot of liquid – keep sauteing till all the liquid evaporates and carrots are soft. Check by rubbing them in between your fingers till it feels soft. Time to add milk powder and Gajar ka halwa will be ready in another 10 minutes. Total preparation time – 30 minutes (which includes time required to grate carrots)+ 30 minutes to cook.Do give this recipe a try- Cook time should keep anyone away from trying their favorite recipe.
No milk powder on hand – substitute it with 3/4 cup of dry mawa powder. Time for me to dig in and enjoy this flavorful GAJJAR KA HALWA.
- 1 kg Carrots or 2.2 LB
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter or Ghee
- 1 cup Sugar + 2 teaspoon more
- 1 cup Milk Powder
- 2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- 1 tablespoon Chopped nuts (Almonds, Raisins)
hello Ruchi….i is thr any other method for making gajar halwa with mawa??
Thanks for stopping by Padmini. My apologizes for the late response. Somehow, your email landed in my spam folder.
On to your query – You can prepare gajar ka halwa the traditional way. Boil carrots in milk until milk is reduced to half. Milk will thicken and carrots will become soft. Add sugar and nuts and enjoy!!
Hi Ruchi, i am calling my friends for dinner. I always keep my menu very simple for such invites followed by homemade dessert mostly kheer/ ice cream… this time a kid is coming and milk intolerant. Can you suggest some dessert without milk and what do kids like most usually. I have no experience and when i invite friends with kids i see they don’t enjoy kheer as much.
Deepshikha, kids love recipes like cupcakes and cake pops. You can try eggless chocolate cupcakes – it’s dairy free.
Other option try Heart Shaped Cake Lollies – it has butter and milk in it. Butter can be replaced with oil and milk with soy milk or almond milk.
Thanks Ruchi..
Pleasure is all mine. 🙂
Lovely time tested recipies,all work perfectly.. keep it up.
Thanks Jas, glad you liked. 🙂
You Re the best intelligent cook chef easiest and greatest gajar halwa.
Thanks Avi. 🙂
Hi, would you please add a recepie of rasgullah using readymade paneer. Thanks
Thanks for stopping by Nilofar! I have always made Rasgullas with fresh Paneer but not with store bought paneer. Have to experiment with it first to see how Rasgullas turn out to be? Will keep you posted. 🙂
This is the first time that I’ve tried your recepie. I made gajar halwa and it turned out extremely good. Thank you
Glad to hear this Nilofar. Thanks for trying the recipe. 🙂