Recipe of Award-winning Gajar (Carrot) Halwa with Coconut

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Gajar ka Halwa is a popular North Indian pudding made with carrots, milk, sugar. This traditional carrot halwa recipe is made with only whole or full-fat milk, ghee and sugar. You don't need khoya (evaporated milk solids) or condensed. Gajar Ka Halwa is a a dessert made with shredded carrots that are roasted with non dairy milk and cardamom to make a sweet melt in your mouth dessert.

Gajar (Carrot) Halwa with Coconut is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Gajar (Carrot) Halwa with Coconut is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have gajar (carrot) halwa with coconut using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Gajar (Carrot) Halwa with Coconut:

1. Make ready 2 Cups Carrot (finely grated)
2. Get 2 Cups coconut milk (preferably thick)
3. Make ready 1/4 Cup brown sugar
4. Take 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Ground
5. Get 15 Cashews
6. Take 30 Raisins
7. Take 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
8. Take 1/8 Teaspoon Salt

In North India it is made with Delhi gajar (red carrots). கேரட் அல்வா/ Carrot and coconut halwa recipe Instead of kova or condensed milk we are using coconut milk for this carrot halwa which. Carrot Halwa is a very famous and traditional Indian dessert. There are many variations of making carrot halwa like carrot halwa with khoya and condensed This is another variation with coconut milk.

Steps to make Gajar (Carrot) Halwa with Coconut:

1. Grate carrots (2 or 3) with fine grater/zester.
2. Heat coconut oil with medium high heat. Once oil is hot but not smoking, add cashews.
3. Flip cashews and remove from pan once both sides are browned (about 1 minute).
4. Once cashews are removed from pan, add raisins and cook for a minute or two.
5. Remove raisins from pan and set aside with cashews.
6. Add grated carrots and stir in coconut oil for a few seconds. Pour in coconut milk and cook on high heat.
7. Once carrot and coconut mixture starts to bubble, mix in cardamom and brown sugar and turn heat to medium. Stir occasionally.
8. Once the coconut milk has been absorbed/evaporated (may take a while depending on amount of liquid), turn the heat down and cook for a few minutes more, stirring/flipping carrot occasionally.
9. Turn off the heat and mix the cashews and raisins into the carrot mixture.

Carrot Halwa is a very famous and traditional Indian dessert. There are many variations of making carrot halwa like carrot halwa with khoya and condensed This is another variation with coconut milk. Perfect halwa for any occasion or festivals like Diwali, Rakha Bandhan, Krishnashtami and Holi. Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka halwa, is a delicious dessert made with grated carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom and almonds. This is a healthy and light dessert from North Here are some more dessert recipes that you might enjoy is Gulab Jamun, Coconut Pumpkin Halwa and Sooji/Semolina Halwa.

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