Gajar ka Halwa | Gajrela
 
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Gajar ka Halwa, also known as Gajrela is a popular North Indian dessert. It's made by slow cooking carrots with milk and sugar, resulting in a sweet carrot pudding.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian Food
Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 6 large carrots, grated
  • ½ cup ghee or butter
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ΒΌ cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 3-4 saffron strands
  • 3 tablespoon cashews, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon almonds, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon pistachios, chopped
Method
  1. Melt the ghee/butter in a heavy bottom pan over medium heat, add cashews, almonds and pistachios. Lightly toast the nuts and add the grated carrots. Increase to high heat, add the saffron and milk, mix and let boil. Reduce heat to medium again and cook for 30 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the carrots become soft and the mixture thickens. Mix in sugar, heavy cream and cook for 20-25 minutes. Once thickened, remove from heat, add cardamom powder, mix and let cool.
  2. Line muffin pan with plastic stretch wrap, take 2 tablespoons of Halwa, press down into muffin mold, firmly around the sides and bottom forming a cup. Refrigerate for an hour until firm.
  3. When ready to serve remove from mold, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, garnish with chopped pistachios and serve.
Recipe by Love Laugh Mirch at https://lovelaughmirch.com/gajar-ka-halwa-gajrela/