I know its been a long time. Met with an accident
and was bed ridden for quite sometime. Destiny as they say. But here I come
again. So no better way to start than a sweet dish. Who doesn’t like a little
bit of sweet after a good meal. Everyone of us that surely has that much of
sweet teeth.
Gajar ka halwa is one of the most popular Indian
Desserts. It a sweet dish made of grated carrot and full of rich flavours.
So lets get started!!
Ingredients:
- Carrots 8-10
- Cashewnuts 5-6
- Almonds 5-6
- Raisins 10-15
- Pure Ghee 3 Tbsp
- Milk 3-4 cups
- Green Cardamom Powder 3/4Tbsp
- Mawa (Khoya) 1 cup
- Sugar 1 cup
- Silver warq 1 sheet (optional)
Method:
Peel, wash and grate the carrot. Chop cashewnuts and
blanch almonds in half cup of hot water for about ten minutes. Drain, cool,
slice them and keep them aside. Wash raisins, pat them dry and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a thick bottomed non stick pan; add
grated carrot and sauté for about five minutes. Add milk and green cardamom
powder and cook on medium heat till the milk dries up and the carrot is well
cooked.
Stir in the khoya and the sugar. Keep some khoya aside for garnishing. Cook till the time
khoya mixes well and sugar melts. Keep stirring continuously.
Continue cooking for a few more minutes.
Serve in a bowl, garnish with chopped cashewnuts,
sliced almonds and raisins. Decorate with silver warq, if you feel like (I haven’t
used though). Instead I grated some khoya on top.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
Happy Cooking!!
Shreya
