Gajar Ka Halwa Carrot Pudding Recipes

GAJAR KA HALWA (CARROT HALWA)

Try this recipe if you want to know how to make traditional Indian gajar ka halwa, or carrot halwa. A lovely dessert anytime, I most recently made it for Diwali. This is the 'old school' method that uses whole milk, not condensed milk. You can use ghee instead of oil for initially cooking the carrots, if desired.

Provided by manju

Categories Holidays and Events Recipes Diwali

Time 1h40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa) image

Steps:

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add carrots. Cook and stir briefly, about 3 minutes. Pour in milk and increase heat; bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Bring carrot-milk mixture back to a boil. Add sugar, raisins, cardamom, and saffron. Cook and stir until mixture has thickened, about 10 minutes.
Ladle carrot halwa into 8 individual serving dishes. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon pistachios. Serve warm or chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.5 calories, Carbohydrate 79.8 g, Cholesterol 18.3 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 187 mg, Sugar 70.3 g

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sunflower seed oil
2 pounds carrots, grated
1 ½ quarts whole milk
2 cups white sugar
½ cup raisins
1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
1 pinch saffron threads
8 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts

GAJAR HALWA (CARROT AND CARDAMOM PUDDING)

The recipe for this Indian dessert comes from the North Carolina chef Cheetie Kumar, and it instantly transports her to her mother's kitchen around Diwali, the air rich with the aroma of fragrant carrots, caramelized milk and cardamom. The carrots are cooked down to be incredibly tender, but they still maintain some texture; the milk becomes jammy. If eaten warm, it's like a really decadent warm cereal or oatmeal; if served cold, it's like rice pudding, cool and sweet. The crunch of the toasted nuts make it the perfect meal-ender or tea time snack. If your carrots are bland, increase the sugar accordingly; the sweetness of the carrots makes a huge difference in the finished pudding. Some people prefer a looser halwa, but Ms. Kumar loves the caramelized notes that emerge when the pudding is cooked a little longer.

Provided by Brigid Washington

Categories custards and puddings, dessert

Time 1h

Yield 3 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Gajar Halwa (Carrot and Cardamom Pudding) image

Steps:

In a wide, heavy-bottomed skillet (don't use nonstick) over medium heat, melt ghee, then add carrots. Stir until carrots are well coated with ghee. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until carrots are somewhat dry and caramelized, about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring often so they don't scorch.
Once the carrots are nice and dried out, stir in the milk and cardamom and simmer, stirring every few minutes, until the milk has reduced and is almost fully absorbed, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Sprinkle in the sugar, mix well to combine, and cook 5 to 8 more minutes until the mixture is almost dry and jammy. Serve warm or cold with toasted nuts sprinkled over the top.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 350, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 150 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Ingredients

3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons ghee or clarified butter
8 to 10 large peeled and shredded carrots (about 4 cups/455 grams), prepared with a food processor into long strands or grated on the large holes on a box grater
3 cups/720 milliliters good-quality whole milk
1/2 teaspoon green cardamom seeds, removed from several pods or purchased already shucked, crushed lightly in mortar and pestle
1/4 cup/50 grams granulated sugar, plus more to taste
1/4 cup/30 grams chopped toasted pistachios, almonds or a mixture

GAJAR HALVA (CARROT PUDDING - AN INDIAN DESSERT)

This is my favorite dessert to make when cooking Indian food. The sweet & creamy taste is a delicious end to a hot & spicy meal. I posted this recipe in 2004 and can't believe that here it is 2007 and no one has yet ventured trying it! Go Ahead, it's really delicious!!! :)

Provided by - Carla -

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Gajar Halva (Carrot Pudding - an Indian Dessert) image

Steps:

Heat carrots and half-and-half to boiling in saucepan; reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered, stirring frequently, until all the half & half is absorbed, about 45 minutes.
Stir in the brown sugar, raisins, butter, cardamom and salt.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until all of the brown sugar is dissolved and the mixture is of your desired consistency, (pudding-like) about 15 minutes.
Garnish with pistachios or slivered almonds.
Serve warm and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 333.2, Fat 19.5, SaturatedFat 11, Cholesterol 50.2, Sodium 246.3, Carbohydrate 38.4, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 28.4, Protein 4.5

Ingredients

6 medium carrots, shredded
2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup golden raisin
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted pistachios or 1/4 cup slivered almonds