Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, gajrela(carrot halwa). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Carrot halwa Recipe with step by step photos and video. This recipe shares the traditional way of making delicious gajar ka By the way, at home in Punjabi language we call carrot halwa as Gajrela. Carrot halwa or gajar halwa recipe - A slow cooked traditional Indian halwa or pudding made by simmering carrots in milk.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have gajrela(carrot halwa) using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Gajrela(carrot halwa):
- Prepare 1 kg Grated carrot -
- Get 1-1.5 liters Milk -(3 glass)
- Make ready 100 g Sugar -
- Prepare 200 g Condensed milk/ Milkmade -
- Prepare 100 g Powdered cashewnut -
- Take 2 Tbsp Milk powder-
- Take 2-5 Tbsp Ghee -
- Get 1 pinch salt
- Make ready 1tsp Cardamom- (optional)
Replace whole milk with almond milk. Gajar ka Halwa also known as Gajrela is an Indian Carrot Pudding that's prepared with ghee, carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom, and nuts. This is a Punjabi dessert that is widely popular in North India. One cannot announce the arrival of winters without making the season's first gajar ka halwa.
Steps to make Gajrela(carrot halwa):
- Take a pressure cooker or a deep bottom utensil(Kadhai), add 2Tbsp of ghee,keep on low flame then add all the grated carrot and mix properly.*This is the most important step as this will bring out the flavors of our Gajrela! Now add 3 glasses of milk in this mix Let it cook for 20 minutes or till carrot softens & rawness of carrot is no more! (for pressure cooker- 3 whistles)
- Now, you can either cook in the same cooker or transfer it in a kadhai! For some space to turn the mix over &over again till all the milk is absorbed and you get such a consistency👇🏻
- Now it's time to add some sweetness *(but before adding sugar make sure the grated carrots are all cooked up & soft! If not then cook for some more time…as after sugar is added then carrots won't cook!! So complete the cooking & softening part before adding suga…) Add 100g sugar, mix properly…you will see the change consistency(more liquid in consistency now!)
- Don't worry..your Gajrela will be of correct consistency, that of a halwa! Cook for 10-20 min on low flame and keep mixing & add a pinch of salt…slowly there will be change in consistency
- Add 2Tbsp ghee in a pan & add powdered cashew nuts, another dry fruit you want. Roast for 5-7 minutes….then add this in the carrot mix. (Roasting these nuts in ghee will add more flavor to our Gajrela!)
- Mix it all over again & keep in low flame. Add 200g condensed milk, and mix properly. Let it cook for 10 minutes.
- Add, milk powder 2Tbsp & mix, add cardamom powder(optional)
- Cook for 5-7 minutes on low flame & decorate it the way you desire…I have done here with cashews & cardamom & Voilà! Our Gajrela is ready to serve! Enjoy cooking this love of winter!
And my kitchen activities are almost going in sync with the weather. This mithai is a winter speciality from Punjab is a delicious halwa made with carrots. Carrot Halwa (Gajar Ka Halwa) - Carrot Halwa is one traditional North Indian dessert that is made during festivals, weddings and every special occasion. Carrot Halwa, also known as Gajorer halua, Gajrela or Gajar Pak, is a slow cooked traditional dessert made on almost all occasions. In fact, it is so simple and delicious to make that one doesn't require a.
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