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14th November 2009

Gajar ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa

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Gajar ka Halwa

Talk of an Indian Dessert,first thing that pops in our mind is Gajar Ka Halwa.

Gajar ka Halwa is such a versatile dessert that irrespective of diversity in Indian Culture,it is quite popular and commonly prepared in every household over every festivals. This year, I chose to prepare this dessert for Diwali .

Gajar ka Halwa

This sweet could be prepared in many ways – the traditional way of cooking for long hours , Microwave Method,using Condensed Milk, using Khoya, Pressure cook method and so on.
There are recipes for Gajar ka Halwa with other methods in my blog
Gajar ka Halwa with Condensed milk
Gajar ka Halwa with Khoya
Please feel free to try which ever method suits you with the ingredients available and time.

Gajar ka Halwa popularly known as Carrot ka Halwa is a traditional Indian dessert made with Grated Carrots, milk, sugar, ghee and cardamom powder. I have used a box grater to grate the carrots for this dessert. Having said that if you have a Food Processor, please do use grating blade as this reduces the preparation time massively.

Gajar ka Halwa

Gajar ka Halwa
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Gajar ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
 

Gajar ka Halwa popularly known as Carrot ka Halwa is a traditional Indian dessert made with Grated Carrots, milk, sugar, ghee and cardamom powder.

Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 12 People
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
  • 1.2 kg Carrots
  • 1 litre Full Fat Milk
  • 250 ml Low fat double cream
  • 11/2 cup Sugar
  • 5 Tbsp Fresh Ghee
  • 4-5 Nos Crushed Cardamon
  • Handful of Pistachio
Instructions
  1. Wash, dry & peel Carrots. Grate them on a box grater or using a food processor.

  2. In a thick bottom non stick pan , add Grated carrot and Milk together and allow it to cook on low flame for nearly about 40-45 min with gentle stirring occasionally.
  3. Once the milk begins to condense, add the double cream & sugar .

  4. Allow it to cook until the sugar has dissolved and all the milk, cream has been absorbed. Make sure to stir in between.

  5. Add  5 Tbsp of ghee & crushed cardamon (elachi) and stir for 2-3 minutes.

  6. Remove the gajar halwa from heat and arrange in a serving dish. Garnish with roasted Pistachio.

  7. Gajar ka halwa tastes good when served warm or cold. Many people love this delicacy with a scoop of Vanilla Icre cream.
  8. This recipe for Gajar ka Halwa should serve approximately 12 for dessert.

Recipe Notes

My mother would always look and buy the Red carrots for preparing this delicacy. Color of the halwa is just worth the wait. I prefer to use fresh ghee by melting fresh butter for this preparation. I also love to add the roasted almonds & cashewnuts in each cup before serving. This is to avoid sogginess of the nuts and keep it fresh. Gajar ka Halwa need not be stored in fridge in winter months.. But in very warm places, it is advisable to store in the fridge

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  1. prasu says

    14th November 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Wow………lovely halwa dear, looking delicious dear.

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  2. Gita says

    14th November 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Delicious halwa Sandhya…nice presentation 🙂

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  3. Ushnish Ghosh says

    14th November 2009 at 6:49 pm

    Dear Sandhya
    very mice, I appreciate the addition of cream…must be very good…Timr to cook Hgajar ka halwa, winter is coming..I use just full cream milk, 1 Kg Gajar and 3 litres of milk and sugar, cardamom
    Thanks for sharing

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  4. Gulmohar says

    14th November 2009 at 6:50 pm

    yummy halwa..I think this tastes best when it is made in this traditional way 🙂

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  5. Sandhya Hariharan says

    14th November 2009 at 6:55 pm

    Dear Ushnish , I like your method too.. I have tried it that way too.. But then over a period of time , I liked the addition of Cream.. It jsut enhances the flavour.

    I totally agree with you Gulmohar. More than me , my H loves it the traditional way.. for its taste.
    Thanks Prasu & Gita 🙂

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  6. Priya says

    14th November 2009 at 7:43 pm

    My all time favourite, looks rich and prefect for me Sandhya..

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  7. Angie's Recipes says

    14th November 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Healthy and delicious pudding! And it sounds even better with cashew nuts!

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  8. Ego-Centric says

    14th November 2009 at 8:12 pm

    Hi Sandhya, you have a wonderful blog. Gajar Halwa is my favorite sweet esp. with vanilla ice cream. looks yummy!

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  9. Sanjana says

    14th November 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Great recipe Sandhya! I love gajjar ka halwa… especially when its warm with lots of vanilla ice cream. Yum yum yum!

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  10. Tina says

    15th November 2009 at 3:37 am

    Delicious and yummyyyy.

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  11. Kanchan says

    15th November 2009 at 5:05 am

    Totally agree with you , the most common desert made in most of India and I guess most of the times the first one learnt also 🙂

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  12. Rohini says

    15th November 2009 at 10:21 am

    Great Sandhya.. My first attempt was a total flop due to bland-tasting carrots..Never tried it over past one year.. Now it is time to follow ur recipe! Thanks for sharing it…

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  13. Home Cooked Oriya Food says

    15th November 2009 at 1:17 pm

    lovely halwa! awesome color!

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  14. Deepti says

    15th November 2009 at 9:50 pm

    yummy gajar ka halwa.

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  15. Sushma Mallya says

    16th November 2009 at 3:57 am

    Good recipe sandhya…i ll use cream next time when i do it…must have been really tasty…love this sweet dish any day…

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  16. jeyashrisuresh says

    16th November 2009 at 5:52 am

    awesome carrot halwa.i make with condensed milk and full cream milk too.Adding cream is new to me.Love to have it vanila icecream.so tempting

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  17. lata raja says

    16th November 2009 at 7:30 am

    Freshly melting butter to make ghee prior to making any sweet makes it very delicious. I do that for all sweets. the alwa is droolworthy Sandhya!

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  18. SriLekha says

    16th November 2009 at 1:38 pm

    wow! that looks yummy!
    check out the oats series round up and i welcome u to join with us in the Variety Rice series going in my blog!

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  19. Anupama says

    16th November 2009 at 7:10 pm

    wow! really yummy carrot halwa Sandhya! 🙂

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  20. Viki's Kitchen says

    16th November 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Delicious halwa. seems a very nice sweet. Great click.

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  21. Mythreyi Dilip says

    16th November 2009 at 11:31 pm

    Hi Sandhya, this is should be almost everyones favorite dessert. I love to have with a cup of vanilla ice cream. Instead of milk and sugar, i add sweetened condensed milk to quicken the process.

    Reply
  22. Nostalgia says

    17th November 2009 at 1:48 am

    Looks delicious.. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. Valarmathi says

    17th November 2009 at 8:44 am

    My favorite one, looks delicious.

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  24. kitchen queen says

    17th November 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Gajar halwa is my favourite and this looks very delicious and yum!

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  25. Sandhya Hariharan says

    23rd November 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Hi Mythri.. I have made it with condensed milk too.. But my H prefers some sweets made in the elaborate way 🙂

    Sure Srilekha.. Will love to join the rice event..

    Rohini… Gajar ka Halwa is one easy sweet… but just a little time consuming.. Let me know if you need any info.. and we can work it out

    Thank you gals….

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  26. my kitchen says

    24th November 2009 at 9:51 am

    Carrot halwa looks really good,Want to taste

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  27. Akal's Saappadu says

    13th April 2010 at 9:52 am

    I love the authenticity of this recipe, I like to do some recipes in the elaborate way too!!!

    the halwa looks fantastic !!!

    Reply

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