Carrot Halwa
Enjoy dessert lovers who love to eat 'Gajar ka Halwa
Equipment
- 1 1 Knife
- 1 Blender to blend carrots
- 1 Pan to cook halwa
- 1 Ladle1 serving bowl
- 1 Serving bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 Kg Winter Carrots about 9 long carrots
- 3/4 Cup Jaggery/ palm sugar/ agave/ stevia
- 1/2 Cup Cashews
- 2 Pods Cardamom or a pinch of cardamom powder
- A pinch of dried ginger powder
- Slivered Almonds and whole raisins to garnish (optional(
Instructions
- Scrape the carrots and cut the tops of the carrots. Cut them into 4 inch pieces. Steam the carrots for about 15 minutes till they are soft but firm to touch. They should be cooked all the way through.
- In the mean time, melt the jaggery or palm sugar with a teaspoon of water. If you already have a syrup you can omit the melting. Grind the cashews into a powder. Pound the whole cardamom till the skin splits and the pods are powdered. (The skin can be put into your sugar jar to get flavoured sugar)
- Once the carrots are done, shred them into a bowl. Add the jaggery syrup, cardamom, cashew powder and dried ginger powder. While adding the sweetener, keep checking till you get your desired level of sweetness. We like things really sweet here so you might not need the entire quantity. Garnish with raisins and slivers of almonds if you like.
- Store it in the refrigerator and serve warm or cold. You could even serve warm carrot halwa with some vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Protein riches- 5.6 g, and carbohydrates riches- 41 g