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Carrot halwa recipe, carrot halwa without khoya

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Carrot halwa, classic sweet recipe simple without khoya, complex ingredients, just cook the carrots in milk, add sugar and garnish with nuts and ghee.

That’s it, perfect to celebrate a sweet occasion.Well what’s the occasion?  This is my 200th Post!🎉 In spite of blogging for almost 3 and 1/2 years, I just now managed to reach the 200th post😮.Yeah really!!
I have seen many recipes with milk maid and khoya, I had no stock of both, so cooked in milk as I reduced the milk and made this. Milk quantity can be reduced.

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I love carrot halwa, I never know it is made really tasty with the red carrots, here in Singapore, we get these red carrots fresh in Mustafa during winters. I have heard many people saying it turns out best in taste when made with these red carrots known as halwa carrots.

So picked up for the first time and tried. So here is the full video, updated for you all with red carrots. In the video, I have doubled the quantity. Though the video is short, it took a lot of time, since large quantity. But really worth it as I am a great fan of this.

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Carrot halwa recipe

Carrot halwa, classic sweet recipe simple without khoya, complex ingredients, just cook the carrots in milk, add sugar and garnish with nuts and ghee.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups Carrot grated
  • 2 ¼ cup Milk
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Ghee
  • 1 cardamom powdered
  • 5 Cashews
  • 5 Pistachios
  • Salt - a pinch

Instructions

  • Take a heavy bottomed pan(I used my pot shaped pressure cooker).
  • Add cashews and pistachios fried in ghee and mix well.
  • Fry the grated carrots with a tablespoon of ghee till it turns pale in colour.
  • The volume will shrink and the raw smell of the carrot goes away.(say 2-3 minutes)
  • Add milk, pinch of salt and bring to boil. Cook in medium flame.
  • Make sure to stir every now and then, especially after the milk thickens. Otherwise it may get stuck to bottom of pan.
  • After milk thickens, it will not over flow, so can keep the flame in high, but you have to keep stirring, otherwise it will be stuck to bottom and easily get burnt.
  • Cook till all the milk reduces almost and the carrot gets cooked.
  • When the mixture is almost dry, add the sugar and keep on stirring.(7-10 minutes)
  • When the mixture starts thickening,add ghee little by little.
  • Add powdered cardamom and mix.
  • When the halwa is thick and starts leaving the sides of pan, switch off the flame.

Video

Notes

  • Only the grating part is a tiring job. So you can try using a food processor for this grating job.
  • Ghee quantity can be reduced
  • Nuts can be added without roasting.
  • Beetroot halwa can be done the same way.
  •  I have added a pinch of salt, but you can skip it.
  • When I made in small quantity, it was very easy to make, but when I made in larger quantity as in video, it took lot of time. 
  • You can reduce milk or ghee, no hard and fast rules. 
  • Choose big enough vessel, especially when making in large quantity. Because while getting cooked, it splutters a lot. Use lid to cover and be safe.

Carrot halwa method:

    1. Take a heavy bottomed pan(I used my pot shaped pressure cooker).
    2. Fry the grated carrots with a tablespoon of ghee till it turns pale in colour.
    3. Until volume shrinked and the raw smell of the carrot goes away.(say 2-3 minutes)
      step 1 cook grated carrot
    4. Add milk, pinch of salt and bring to boil.
    5. Cook in medium flame. Make sure to stir every now and then, especially after the milk thickens. Otherwise it may get stuck to bottom of pan.
    6. After milk thickens, it will not overflow, so can keep the flame in high, but you have to keep stirring, otherwise it will be stuck to bottom and easily get burnt.
      step 2 Cook in milk
    7. Cook till all the milk reduces almost and the carrot gets cooked.
      step 3 gajar ka halwa recipe
    8. When the mixture is almost dry, add the sugar and keep on stirring.(7-10 minutes)
      step 4 add sugar
    9. When the mixture starts thickening,add ghee little by little. Add powdered cardamom and mix. When the halwa is thick and starts leaving the sides of pan, switch off the flame. Add cashews and pistachios fried in ghee and mix well.
      step 5 Add ghee

You can serve carrot halwa warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, I have seen in restaurant dessert menus ✌😊
Carrot Halwa-Gajar ka halwa

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  16. Nithya

    Looks awesome 🙂 Congrats on your milestone 🙂 Hugssssss dear 🙂

    The traditional way of presentation is so apt and nice for this halwa 🙂

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  18. LG

    Congratulations on your 200th post. Halwa looks classic, btw you can add khova at the end of the preparation to make it more rich. Who is the other person in the family??? any good news?

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  25. Pavithra

    Wow Raji… Big congrrrrrrrrrrrrrrats for ur Milestones and this is such apt one for the occasion.. Beautiful pictures and very traditional display.. love love love it a lot.. Keep rocking Raks. Hugs to you 🙂

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  32. Prathibha

    First of all congrats dear…
    Wish u many more centuries like dis,but quicker century this time hah??
    Loved the way you have displayed in traditional vessels…carrot halwa looks divine,wish you could share wid me a small bowl of it..:)
    very apt for d celebration..!!

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  40. Jayasri Ravi

    congrats raji for ur 200th post!, when I saw carrot halwa!, I wanted to see the click immediately, looks so delicious, My altime favourite!!, If only I were near you :(, I could have had that bowl for myself :))

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  42. jeyashrisuresh

    congrats on ur 200th post and carrot halwa is a perfect way to celebrate the occasion too.
    Very bright colur and all i need is a bowl of carrot halwa and a scoop of vanila icecream….
    ove the way u presented it.

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  45. Akila

    congrats on your 200th post… whenever i would like to try for a new dish, first i come your blog and check ur recipes….. thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes…. let your work continues for ever…..

    and the carrot halwa looks so beautiful….

    Regards,
    Akila

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  51. GEETHA ACHAL

    வாழ்த்துகள் ராஜி…இன்னும் நிறைய குறிப்புகள் கொடுக்க வாழ்த்துகள்..

    ஓவ்வொரு குறிப்புகளும் அருமை…

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  58. Cilantro

    Congrats Raks, I am yet to reach there. I am very slow in posting.
    Halwa looks very very delicious and yes the processor helps a lot in grating. It just grates in a minute and I use it when making in large quantities. Just peeling the skin is the hard part. One of my friend suggested scrubbing the carrots with a scrubber and grating with the skin. I have not done it but it seemed to be an easy option.

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  73. lata raja

    I made Carrot halwa with milkmaid and in microwave….a coincidence that I get to read your post after that. Love the pictures….you know I made only that much as shown in the kutty cup:)

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  77. Anonymous

    a classy dessert to celebrate 200th post.
    congrats
    loved your presentation and the bowl
    you have a lovely space here.
    following you

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  85. Preetha Joseph

    My hubby got a kilo of carrot today morning where i said him to get only 250 grams!!! u know how men are…Remembered seeing ur halwa recipe…so tired it today eve n it came out so gooooood…my little one just licked her bowl n spoon after finishing it…I'm so flattered..Thank you

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  90. Unknown

    Rakz i really dont have sweet tooth but i love gajar ka halwa,as i dint know the recipe it turned out to be a disaster n yesterday i tried ur recipe n carrot halwa was sooooooo tasty,mouth watering.my hubby too loved it.thank u so much:)made my day:0

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  92. Unknown

    Hello… I thank you for uploading the recipe and big applause to your site and your way of presentation..Amazing.. So I tried the recipe and it came out really well..I got many complements ..and I told them, about your site!!! Keep posting…. Kudos to your efforts!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!!! – Aswathy

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  93. janu

    Hi Raji..
    I made this halwa and it came too gud..My guests also liked it and got some packed to their home as well 🙂
    But one thing i noted was it takes quite a long time to do right despite of the fact that the recipe is simple..i thought the carrot gets cooked in the milk and milk evaporation part would be quickly done..But that part takes almost all the time..So whomever wants to try this, i might suggest, first check whether you have sufficient time and gas..But its worth giving a try..
    Again thankyou so much for the recipe..

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  94. pujitha30

    Hi… I prepared the dish same way as above. But i dont gt good red caroots here. My halwa looks white in colour. What can i do to gt nice colour? taste is yumm.. bt colour..

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  95. Raks anand

    Carrots will be atleast orange in colour if not the red halwa carrots, but if you want more colour, you can add saffron for mild orange colour or if you want more, you may need to use food colour, either orange or red. 🙂

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  96. Deepa Sonu

    hey really nice reciepe.n easy way to prepare with clear explanations gud for fresher how are new to cooking ,realy helpfull.Infact me n my friend tried its really yummy !:)

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  98. swetha

    Hi Raji, lovely recipe. Made it this afternoon along with your vegetable kurma and my very own Paneer Peas Pulav to treat a chinese friend of my husband. The guys just loved it. The friend did not stop appreciating the lunch until he left. The halwa became the highlight. My husband was all proud of me. All thanks to you. 🙂

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  110. Saranya Mannu

    Hi Priya . Am a beginner in cooking.. I tried this receipe .. Just followed ur steps .. It came out Ok. Not so perfect as it was bir raw even after boiling it milk . 🙁 My mother in law commented tat it should have been sauted moreee time

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