Carrot Halwa | How to make carrot halwa?
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 Cups
 
Juicy moist sweet carrot halwa with cashews and raisins
Ingredients
  • ½ Kg grated carrots or 3½ Cups lightly packed grated carrots
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 Cup milk
  • 2 Tbsp milk powder
  • 2 Tbsp almond powder
  • 2 Tbsp ghee
  • 12 broken cashews
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • 8 powdered elaichi/cardamom
Method
  1. Warm the milk and keep aside.
  2. Heat a pan and add 1 Tbsp ghee and fry the cashews till golden. Add the raisins and turn off the heat. Keep them aside on a plate
  3. Add remaining ghee in same pan, sauté the grated carrots in the pan for 5 minutes or till the raw smell of carrots is gone
  4. Add the sugar. Let it melt with the carrots and mix well
  5. Add milk. Mix well and cook till all ingredients come together
  6. Add the milk powder and almond powder. Mix well till halwa starts to thicken
  7. When the milk evaporates and some moisture remains in the halwa turn off the heat
  8. Add elaichi powder and mix well
  9. Add half of fried cashews and raisins. Mix well
  10. Garnish with the remaining cashews and raisins and serve hot or at room temperature. The halwa can also be stored for a couple of days
Notes
Adding almond powder gives the halwa a thick texture by absorbing the moisture and enhances the taste

Adding milk powder gives richness and taste to the halwa

Use a thin grater to grate the carrots which reduces the cooking time of the carrots and makes it come together quickly

Sautéing the carrots for few minutes removes the raw smell of the carrots

You can also add 50 Gm Khova for additional flavour and richness
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/carrot-halwa/