Gajrela Recipe, Carrot Ka Halwa, How to Make Gajrela
Servings: 4 -5 People
Total Time: 1 hour
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Carrot ka Halwa / Gajrela Recipe or Carrot Recipe is a very traditional carrot pudding prepared at home. This North Indian Punjabi dessert is also called Gajrela. This is a delicious dessert prepared with easy recipe of carrot ka halwa. Check here on how to make best gajrela.
Ingredients
- 600 gms carrots gajar
- 3 cups full fat milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons clarified butter ghee
- 5 - 6 cardamons /elaichi powdered
- 10 cashews chopped optional
- 10 almonds chopped optional
- 10 pista chopped optional
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Instructions
- Wash the carrots with water. Peel them. Take the grater and grate the carrots. It is better to use food processor.
- Next take a heavy bottom pan or wok, add the add the milk and get it to a boil.
- Next add the grated carrots and cook on low flame, keep stirring.
- Remove all the evaporated milk stuck at the sides and mix it again with the mixture. Keep stirring to avoid getting stuck at the bottom.
- Keep stirring till the milk is nearly evaporated, and very little is remaining.
- Add the sugar and mix well, cook till the sugar melts and the moisture nearly evaporates.
- Then add the clarified butter/ ghee and stir it well. Continue to cook till the moisture completely evaporates.
- Finally add the cardamon (elaichi) powder and stir well. Add the chopped dry fruits and mix well. Finally the Carrot ka halwa / Gajrela is ready to be served.
Notes
- Milk used should be thick (full cream milk) and not thin or skimmed milk.
- Use a heavy bottom pan for cooking, to avoid halwa stickiness
- Stirring occasionally is necessary to avoid the stickiness and getting burnt at bottom.
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