Ingredients
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3/4th cup Sugar
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1/2 cup Milk
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Carrots grated (thick) - 4 cups
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Pista chopped - 1 tbsp
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Cashew nuts chopped - 1 tbsp
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3/4th cup Sugar
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1 tbsp Desi Ghee
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1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
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Almonds chopped - 1 tbsp
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grated - 1/2 cup Khoya
Directions
Gajar ka halwa, also known as carrot cake, is a carrot-based sweet dessert from India. It is made by placing grated carrots in specific amounts of water, milk and sugar, cardamom.
The milk in Gajar ka halwa adds to the nutritional value of the dessert with its protein and calcium content. Gajar ka halwa is a combination of nuts, milk, sugar, khoya and ghee with grated carrot. It is a light nutritious dessert with less fat (a minimum of 10.03% and an average of 12.19%) than much other typical sweets from the Indian subcontinent. Gajar halwa has a medium shelf life so it is now sometimes exported.
Steps
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Add grated carrots to a pan. |
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Heat the pan and cook on medium hot till carrots start sweating. |
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Now add sugar and cook till all the moisture is evaporated. |
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Add desi ghee and stir. |
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Pour milk, sprinkle cardamom powder, pista, almonds, cashew nuts. |
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Mix and now add khoya and turn off the heat. |
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Stir so that khoya mixes nicely with the Carrots. |
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Serve hot. |
