Carrot Halwa Blondie Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Grate the carrots with the fine blade of your food processor or with a box grater.
• Melt the ghee in a stovetop pressure cooker over medium heat. Meanwhile, crush the cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle or with a heavy saucepan. Discard the papery pods and crush the seeds to a semi-fine powder. Add to the ghee and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Tumble the grated carrots into the scented ghee. Cook, stirring every now and then, until slightly deepened in color, about 3 minutes.
• Pour in the milk, sugar and a good pinch of salt. Stir and bring to a boil. Twist the lid in place and ensure it is sealed (refer to the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid). Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes. Follow the guide again for quick-release of pressure, then carefully open and stand back!
• Place over high heat again. Stir in the powdered milk and currants and cook, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. The halwa should have a puddinglike consistency. Sprinkle with the pistachios and serve either warm or cold.

Steps:

• For the carrot cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9-inch springform cake pan.
• In a bowl, whisk the oil, sugars, vanilla and egg together until combined.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, chai masala powder, baking powder and salt until well blended. Add the dry ingredients to a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and add the carrots, nuts and dates. Turn the stand mixer on stir and gradually add the liquid ingredients until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the top of the cake is springy when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool.
• For the halwa: Add the milk, carrots, cardamom powder and saffron to a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat, then add the raisins and cook, stirring occasionally, until the milk dries up and the raw smell of the carrot disappears, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the ghee to a small saute pan over medium heat and allow to melt. Add the almonds, cashews and pistachios and stir to coat in the ghee. Allow to toast, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• Add the paneer, toasted nuts, condensed milk and granulated sugar to the pot with the milk mixture and stir to combine. Pour the mixture onto sheet trays to cool quickly, then refrigerate to cool completely.
• For the assembly: Remove the cake from the pan and split into two layers horizontally. Put 1 cake layer back into the springform pan to help with filling the cake. Put 1 cup of the whipped cream into a pastry bag and line the rim of the cake with whipped cream. Fill the middle of the cake with the halwa. Top with the remaining cake layer, then frost the entire cake with the remaining whipped cream. Garnish the cake with the pistachio dust, edible flowers and gold leaf. Slice and serve.

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan. COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl. Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in DelightFulls morsels. Spread into prepared pan. BAKE for 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container. Variation: Substitute NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® DelightFulls™ Caramel Filled Morsels for the Peanut Butter Filled Morsels.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 11-by-15-inch baking tray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Combine the carrots, raisins, sugar and condensed milk in a heatproof or glass bowl. Rinse out the condensed milk stuck to the sides of the can using the whole milk, and then add both to the carrots and mix well. Microwave the carrots until soft and have lost their raw texture and taste, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the melted butter, nutmeg and cardamom until well combined. (I prefer to add the spices after the carrots are cooked to ensure that the essential oils in the spices do not dissipate.)
• Pour the carrot mixture into the center of bowl with the flour. Fold in the carrots gently, working from the sides in towards the center, taking care not to over-mix (this can cause the gluten to bind together, resulting in a tough and leathery texture).
• Spread evenly onto the baking tray and sprinkle with the almonds. Bake until the top is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into squares and serving.