Gajar Halwa

Gajar halwa (Carrot Halwa) Recipe:

One of the most popular Indian dessert it combines flavour and health benefits into one. Carrots contain so much beta-carotene that it acts as an antioxidant to fight against cell damage and thus slowing down the process of ageing & also helpful for our eyes.

 

Prep Time: 10 Minutes  

Ingredients:-  

Carrot- 1kg 

Ghee-1/4 cup
Cardamom green-3,4
Sugar- 1 cup
Dry fruits(for garnish)
Milk-1 litre 

Method:-

1.      Peel off the skin of carrot and wash it. Grate the carrots.

2.      Add Ghee, cardamom in a large pan or wok then add grated carrots to it.

3.      Cook it on medium flame until the milk is reduced and carrot is cooked.

4.      Keep Stirring occasionally or it might come out of pan as the milk rises.

          5.   Add dry fruits mix it well and cook for another 2-3 minutes on medium flame. Gajar halwa is ready, serve hot/cold. 

MahaShivratri Special Recipe

Rajgira Sheera/Halwa Recipe:

A sweet dish made from amaranth flour, white granulated sugar and milk. It is flavoured with cardamom powder and garnished with chopped almonds.

Usually ate on fasting days but should be included in daily routine as it contains more than three times the average amount of calcium.

  Prep Time:- 15 min






Ingredients:-
Ghee (Clarified butter) – 4 tablespoons
Rajgire ka atta (amaranth flour) – ½ cup
Milk – 1 ¼ cups
White granulated sugar – ⅓ cup
Cardamom powder – ¼ teaspoon
Almonds (or cashews) – 1 tablespoon, chopped

Procedure:-

1. Roast the rajgira till you get the toasted, nutty aroma of the flour. It gets slightly brown in color. It will take about 4-5 minutes.

2. Once flour is roasted, add the warm milk-sugar mixture. Be Careful it will be bubbly and splutters.

3. Immediately mix well using spatula.

4. Continue cooking with stirring constantly till it gets thick, all the moisture is evaporated. And the ghee starts to ooze out from the sides. Also the sheera will leave the sides of the pan. Then turn off the stove.

5. Lastly add cardamom powder and chopped nuts.