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today i will be making delicious gajar ka halwa, carrot halwa, also known as gajrela. this is a very popular dessert in punjab. the recipe i am giving you is serving 4 people. we need 1.5 pound of carrots about 2 cups of shredded carrot which i have already shredded before. 2 cups of milk 3 tablespoon of unsalted butter
1/4 cup of sugar pinch of cardamom powder about 10 cashew nuts split for garnishing i have already done my milk in microwave. it is easier before i start shredding, i put the milk in microwave to boil for about 20 minutes. every 5 minutes i do stop the microwave and stir it for 1 minute.
i already have my stove on medium heat. so first i am going to put 3 tbsp of unsalted butter. after this melts, i need to add the carrot. my butter is already melted. it's time to add the shredded carrot. it's 2 cups of shredded carrot. stir this.
it's going to be cooking for about 5 minutes. you will see that color has started changing towards little bit brown. while this is cooking, i can roast my cashew nuts to garnish. i don't like to put the milk directly with the carrot because from beginning itgets very mushy. i boil the milk separately and that is the reason i like to use microwave.
i don't have to worry about that the milk will spill over. and while i am getting ready with everything else, my milk is also ready. so i already have milk in microwave for about 20 minutes. every 5 minutes i have taken it out and just stir it with the spoon. so you can see my carrot. it has started changing the color.
you can just pick up and see. it is now soft. it's time to add the milk. it will take about 7 to 8 more minutes before the milk is dried and i will stir this occasionally. milk has already dried. it has taken about 7 minutes. now its time to add the sugar, 1/4 cup of sugar.
and mix it. and again i need to cook it for couple of more minutes while the sugar dries up. after you add the sugar, sugar leaves the water. so this has been about 4 minutes after i have added the sugar. so you can see the sugar water has dried up and started leaving all the sides.
this means this is ready and time to add the cardamom. i am going to put 1 pinch of cardamom powder. i had to fry about 8 minutes just in the butter, the first step. after i add the milk it was another 7-8 minutes and after putting the sugar it took me 4 more minutes. halwa is ready. it is smelling very good.
ready to be served. going to garnish this with cashew nuts. you can serve this after dinner as dessert or tea time. thank you for watching my recipe and i will see you again.
