Gajrela(carrot halwa)
Gajrela(carrot halwa)

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Carrot halwa Recipe with step by step photos and video. This recipe shares the traditional way of making delicious gajar ka By the way, at home in Punjabi language we call carrot halwa as Gajrela. Well, here is an easy version of Gajar Ka halwa ( Carrot Halwa recipe).

Gajrela(carrot halwa) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Gajrela(carrot halwa) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook gajrela(carrot halwa) using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Gajrela(carrot halwa):
  1. Take 1 kg Grated carrot -
  2. Prepare 1-1.5 liters Milk -(3 glass)
  3. Prepare 100 g Sugar -
  4. Get 200 g Condensed milk/ Milkmade -
  5. Take 100 g Powdered cashewnut -
  6. Prepare 2 Tbsp Milk powder-
  7. Make ready 2-5 Tbsp Ghee -
  8. Get 1 pinch salt
  9. Take 1tsp Cardamom- (optional)

Gajar Ka Halwa is a classical Indian dessert, this is also known as gajrala. Gajar ka Halwa is a delicious and popular sweet made with few ingredients, carrots, milk, sugar and flavored with. One cannot announce the arrival of winters without making the season's first gajar ka halwa. And my kitchen activities are almost going in sync with the weather.

Steps to make Gajrela(carrot halwa):
  1. Take a pressure cooker or a deep bottom utensil(Kadhai), add 2Tbsp of ghee,keep on low flame then add all the grated carrot and mix properly.*This is the most important step as this will bring out the flavors of our Gajrela! Now add 3 glasses of milk in this mix Let it cook for 20 minutes or till carrot softens & rawness of carrot is no more! (for pressure cooker- 3 whistles)
  2. Now, you can either cook in the same cooker or transfer it in a kadhai! For some space to turn the mix over &over again till all the milk is absorbed and you get such a consistency👇🏻
  3. Now it's time to add some sweetness *(but before adding sugar make sure the grated carrots are all cooked up & soft! If not then cook for some more time…as after sugar is added then carrots won't cook!! So complete the cooking & softening part before adding suga…) Add 100g sugar, mix properly…you will see the change consistency(more liquid in consistency now!)
  4. Don't worry..your Gajrela will be of correct consistency, that of a halwa! Cook for 10-20 min on low flame and keep mixing & add a pinch of salt…slowly there will be change in consistency
  5. Add 2Tbsp ghee in a pan & add powdered cashew nuts, another dry fruit you want. Roast for 5-7 minutes….then add this in the carrot mix. (Roasting these nuts in ghee will add more flavor to our Gajrela!)
  6. Mix it all over again & keep in low flame. Add 200g condensed milk, and mix properly. Let it cook for 10 minutes.
  7. Add, milk powder 2Tbsp & mix, add cardamom powder(optional)
  8. Cook for 5-7 minutes on low flame & decorate it the way you desire…I have done here with cashews & cardamom & Voilà! Our Gajrela is ready to serve! Enjoy cooking this love of winter!

Gajar ka Halwa also known as Gajrela is an Indian Carrot Pudding that's prepared with ghee, carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom, and nuts. This is a Punjabi dessert that is widely popular in North India. Carrot Halwa or Gajar Halwa, is a popular Indian dessert with grated carrots cooked in ghee, milk Here is how I make a lighter version of Gajar Halwa or Gajrela. Replace whole milk with almond milk. Carrot Halwa, also known as Gajorer halua, Gajrela or Gajar Pak, is a slow cooked traditional dessert made on almost all occasions.

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