Gajar Halwa

Gajar Halwa is an Indian dessert dish made with carrots, milk, sugar, ghee and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
50 mins
Calories (estimate)
~290 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Indian
gluten-free

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Gajar Halwa — Indian dessert dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

What goes into Gajar Halwa. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • Carrots
  • Milk
  • Sugar
  • Ghee
  • Cardamom
  • Cashews
  • Raisins

Method

  1. 1Grate carrots finely
  2. 2Cook carrots in milk until soft
  3. 3Add sugar and ghee, cook until thick
  4. 4Add cardamom powder
  5. 5Garnish with fried cashews and raisins

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