Sunday, 30 December 2007

Gajar ka Halwa

Gajar Ka Halwa (carrot sweet dish )

 

Tips : carrots should be selected of medium size neither too hard nor tender

 

Ingredients :

Carrots -           2and half kilogram

Milk -               same as carrot weight

Sugar-              half of carrots weight (adjust as per your test )

 

 

Cream-                        1 cup

Ghee                2spoon

Ilaichi               4 Nos

 

Dry Fruits         almonds , kaju , pista , khopra sliced

Decoration       chandi ka wark (should be genuine other wise do not use it

           

 

Wash carrots thoroughly peel and grate by grater

 

Take a iron karahi of thick base put ghee/oil heat and put two nos ilaichi add

Grated carrots , milk , and let it be cooked on full flame till milk is fifty perecent absorbed rest should be cooked on moderate heat till it is  dry add sugar and again cook on low flame until sugar is totally melted and remaining water is also absorbed.

 

While cooking on full flame all ingredients to be stirred frequently to avoid burning

 

Add fried dry fruits , ilaich powder , fresh cream before serving , serve hot .

 

( to save time carrots may be cooked in pressure cooker with milk and water can be dried on full flame burner)