Make the perfect Halwai Style Gajar Ka halwa at home and enjoy this winter treat with friends and family. #HappyCookingToYou #FoodFusion #WinterRecipe
Written Recipe:
Halwai Style Gajar Ka Halwa
Serves 10-12
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Gajar (Carrots) peeled 2 & ½ kg
-Doodh (Milk) fresh 1 & ½ litre
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 tsp
-Sugar 1 Cup or as required
-Zafran (Saffron strands) 1 pinch or as required Substitute: Nutmeg powder ¼ tsp
-Desi ghee (Clarified butter) ¾ Cup or as required
-Kaju (Cashew nuts) sliced 14-15
-Badam (Almonds) blanched & sliced ¼ Cup
-Desi ghee (Clarified butter) ½ tbs
-Khoya unsweetened 500g
-Chandi warq (Edible silver leaves)
-Pista (Pistachios) sliced
Directions:
-Grate carrots with the help of the garter.
-In a wok,add grated carrots,mix well & cook until moisture is reduced (15-18 minutes).
-Remove the lid and continue cooking until carrots water dries up.
-Add milk and mix well,bring it to boil & cook carrots with milk on medium flame until milk evaporates (40-50 minutes).
-Add cardamom powder & mix well.
-Add sugar,mix well & cook on medium flame for 8-10 minutes.
-Add saffron strands & mix well.
-In a frying pan,clarified butter & let it melt.
-Add cashew nuts,almonds,mix well & fry until light golden.
-In a wok,add fried nuts,mix well & cook until ghee separates (12-15 minutes).
-In a frying pan,add clarified butter & let it melt.
-Add khoya,mix well & cook on low flame until it melts.
-In a serving dish,add gajar ka halwa,khoya and spread evenly.
-Garnish with edible silver leaves,pistachios & serve!
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
-Gajar (Carrots) peeled 2 & ½ kg
-Doodh (Milk) fresh 1 & ½ litre
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 tsp
-Sugar 1 Cup or as required
-Zafran (Saffron strands) 1 pinch or as required Substitute: Nutmeg powder ¼ tsp
-Desi ghee (Clarified butter) ¾ Cup or as required
-Kaju (Cashew nuts) sliced 14-15
-Badam (Almonds) blanched & sliced ¼ Cup
-Desi ghee (Clarified butter) ½ tbs
-Khoya unsweetened 500g
-Chandi warq (Edible silver leaves)
-Pista (Pistachios) sliced
Directions:
-Gajar ko peeler ki madad sa peel ker lein.
-Karahi mein grated gajar dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur moisture reduce ho janay tak paka lein (15-18 minutes).
-Lid hata lein aur gajar ka pani sukh janay tak paka lein.
-Doodh dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ubal anay ka bad darmiyani ancch per doodh evaporates ho janay tak paka lein (40-50 minutes).
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur darmiyni ancch per 8-10 minutes kliya paka lein.
-Zafran dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Frying pan mein desi ghee dal ker melt ker lein.
-Kaju aur badam dal ker ache tarhan mix karein light golden go janay tak fry ker lein.
-Karahi mein fried nuts dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ghee alag ho janay tak paka lein (12-15 minutes).
-Frying pan mein desi ghee dal ker melt ker lein.
-Khoya dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur halki ancch per khoya melt ho janay tak paka lein.
-Serving dish mein gajar ka halwa aur khoya dal ker evenly pheela lein.
-Chandi warq aur pista sa garnish ker ka serve karein!
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