Indian CUISINE
One much-loved variant is ‘Gajar ka Halwa’. Carrots later began to be popular and grown in Punjab and were later experimented with, which gave results in the form of Gajar ka Halwa.
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Steps For Carrot Halwa
Step 1
Wash and grate the Carrots.
Step 2
Take a cooking pan, add ¼ cup of clarified butter, add the grated carrots and coat the carrots with the clarified butter. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
Step 3
Add 2 litres of Full Cream milk and cook the carrots in milk. Keep cooking the carrots in the milk.
Step 4
When the carrots are cooked, add sugar (approximately 1 cup) Keep simmering this mixture, till it thickens well. Gajar Halwa is ready.
Step 5
Take the halwa in a bowl and cool it to room temperature.
Steps to Prepare Cake :
Step 6
For the Cake : In a mixing bowl add ¼ cup of semolina, ¼ cup of powdered sugar, a levelled teaspoon of baking powder, ½ teaspoon of baking soda, and 1 ½ cups of refined flour.
Step 7
Add a pinch of cardamom powder and give all these dry ingredients a good mix.
Step 8
Add 3 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of oil and mix the ingredients well.
Step 9
In a heavy-bottomed pan or cooker add 2 cups of cooking salt. Let the pan heat. You can add whole spices as it will release its flavour and infuse the cake.
Step 10
Add ¾ cup of carrot halwa to the cake mixture. Add in a few chopped pistachios. Add 1/3 cup of condensed milk and mix it.
Step 11
Add 2 tablespoons of milk and curd and mix all the ingredients well.
Step 12
Take a cake mould, grease it with butter, and dust it with a fine coat of refined flour.
Step 13
Fill the mould a little more than half with the cake mixture. Tap it a couple of times and place it in the hot cooker.
Step 14
Keep the flame on medium, cover it, and bake it. Insert a knife to check if the cake is done. De mould the cake and serve it.
Pinch of Saffron
2-3 Green Cardamom pods, crushed
2 Cups Winter carrots, grated
3 Cups Cow’s milk
¼ Cups Ghee
10-12 Cashew nuts, Chopped
10-12 Almonds, Sliver
¾ Cups Sugar
