Gajar ka Halwa

Gajar ka halwa

Gajar ka Halwa

 About This Recipe

Gajar ka halwa is a traditional Pakistani dessert made from carrots, milk, sugar, and ghee (clarified butter). Its melt-in-your-mouth texture and delicious sweet flavor make it a crowd-pleaser. The deep red-orange hue of the dish comes from simmering the shredded carrots in rich whole milk. Authentic recipes also call for adding plenty of cardamom powder to enhance its flavor even further. Gajar ka halwa can be decorated with sliced pistachios or almonds to make it look more appetizing. This scrumptious dish is not only enjoyed by Pakistanis but is gaining popularity internationally as well!

Health Benefits

Other than the way that this sweet inclination is astounding yet it enjoys various health advantages moreover! It contains different enhancements, supplements, and minerals that can help with supporting the insusceptible structure and keep you sound. The carrots contain beta-carotene which helps with additional creating vision, advancing skin prosperity, declining exacerbation and building up your bones. Besides, the nuts give basic unsaturated fats and proteins which are huge for keeping a strong weight, reducing cholesterol levels, and combating sickliness. Gajar ka halwa moreover contains dates that offer an antibacterial effect and help in osmosis. This pudding is truly a nutritious treat ideal for remarkable occasions or comparatively as a liberal nibble.

Fixings

• 650 grams, fragile 8 to 9 carrots

• 4 cups full-fat regular milk or entire milk

• Four teaspoons of ghee

• 180 to 190 grams or 10 to 12 teaspoons of rough sugar, depending on the situation.

•  5 to 6 finely ground green cardamoms.

• Hacked cashews, 10 to 12.

• 10 to 12 grated almonds

·       2 tablespoons of superb raisins

·       1 spoon of saffron strings

Method

•Utilizing a hand-held grater or a food processor, first flush, strip, and afterward shred the carrots.

• You require approximately 4 to 4.5 cups of ground carrots.

• Consolidate milk and ground carrots in a pan.

• Heat the whole blend over a low to medium fire until it bubbles.

• Keep up with the blend in the middle as it boils over a low fire.

• The milk will begin to vanish as the ground carrots bubble in it.

At the point when the milk has been decreased by 75%, join the ghee, sugar, and powdered cardamom.

•Mix completely, then light a low fire and get done with cooking it.

• Continue to mix the two in the middle.

• Incorporate the cashews, almonds, saffron, and raisins around the end. Halwa ought to be boiled until the milk has been all ingested. Switch off the burner

Serving

• Serve the gajar halwa hot, warmed, or you may likewise serve it cold. while serving, decorate specific sliced dry fruits.