India

Gajar Ka Halwa

Name: Gajar Ka Halwa
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 800 g Carrots (finely grated); 750 ml Whole milk; 120 g Sugar; 3 tbsp Ghee; 4 pods Cardamom; 1 handful Almonds & pistachios

Indian carrot pudding with cardamom

Gajar ka halwa is a North Indian carrot pudding cooked down for hours in milk until dense, silky and deep red.

Enriched with ghee, cardamom and nuts, it is a winter and festive dessert served especially at Diwali.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Carrots (finely grated)800 g
Whole milk750 ml
Sugar120 g
Ghee3 tbsp
Cardamom4 pods
Almonds & pistachios1 handful

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Sweat the grated carrots in ghee.
Add the milk and reduce, stirring.
When the milk has nearly evaporated, stir in the sugar.
Season with cardamom and thicken further.
Scatter with chopped nuts, serve warm or cold.

Make it original

Cardamom and ghee for gajar ka halwa are in the Asia Boutique.

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