31 October, 2017
Carrot halwa – using jaggery and little ghee

ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಹಲ್ವಾ …ಬೆಲ್ಲ ದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ
Carrot/gajar halwa……with the minimum usage of ghee in it and also with the goodness of jaggery & almonds. It hardly takes any time to prepare this delicious sweet, which is also a winter special here in north India.
We get plenty of red carrots/winter carrots now in Gurgaon. We can pair this sweet along with many other savory dishes like Upma(any kind), dosa/dosay, Poori & sagu, spicy rice preparations, and also with Idly. Yes…. yesterday I paired this halwa with Banana-coconut idly, which is again my one more innovation
However, here you can also check the recipes like – carrot Mysore Pak , egg free winter carrot orange loaf cake , carrot stuffed spicy paratha , carrot Phulka , beetroot carrot soup , dates carrot soup , carrot soup without onion & garlic , carrot yellu ragi rotti , carrot lentil Payasa , carrot instant matwadi Palya , carrot Ottu shavige/string hoppers , spicy carrot rice , carrot Poori , red carrot sajjige/sheera , carrot custard Pudding , carrot halwa using Jaggery , Paneer beet carrot palya , carrot saaru/rasam , carrot Kesari , carrot Juice
The jaggery which I bought this time is very light in color, it is not that usual brown. So I think that also made difference in the final color of halwa. If I had used dark colored jaggery, then the halwa must have looked different, color wise. But believe me no one could make out that I had used jaggery in place of sugar
You may also like to check – Kashi halwa/dumrot , Pineapple halwa , apple-almond halwa , banana halwa with walnut & almond , Pineapple sooji halwa , fruits & nuts semolina halwa , sugarless banana walnut halwa , soya bean flour-wheat flour halwa , mango sooji halwa , golden halwa , almond halwa , finger millet milk halwa , 1/4 cup halwa , halwa , beetroot halwa , whole wheat milk – mango halwa , whole wheat milk fudge/halwa , Jackfruit semolina halwa
Ingredients : measuring cup used – 250 ml
- Grated carrot – 4 cups ( normally packed)
- Ghee – 3 tsp
- Milk – 1/2 cup
- Jaggery – 1/2 cup (tightly packed)
- Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Almonds (flakes) – 1/4 cup
PROCEDURE :
- Heat 1&1/2 tsp of ghee in a pan, add in grated carrot and saute it well for 2 minutes

- Then add in milk, keep the fire on low, cover and cook till all the milk is absorbed. Don’t forget to stir in between

- Once the mixture becomes dry, add in jaggery powder& cardamom powder, mix everything well while stirring continuously on medium high fire

- Remove from the fire when it becomes dry again and leaves the edges of the pan

- Heat remaining ghee and fry almonds flakes in it and pour it over the halwa, mix well and serve



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