Carrot Halwa (Rich in method)

 

The carrot halwa recipe I showed here is a little time-consuming, yet very delicious and will taste like a star hotel recipe. I cooked carrots completely in milk and used condensed milk too.

*Adding a pinch of salt to the sweet recipe will enhance the sweetness of the dish. For any milk sweet ensure to add salt once the milk is completely absorbed. Else there is a chance of milk getting curdled.

Ingredients:

1.     Grated carrot - 1 cup

2.     Boiled Milk-1 Cup

3.     Sugar-1/2 cup

4.     Sweeten Condensed milk- 1/3 Cup

5.     Ghee -1/4 cup

6.     Pinch of salt

  The ingredient shown in the image is for the purpose of the picture and not as per the ratio mentioned. 

To Make Carrot halwa:

1.     Take a heavy bottom or non-stick kadai.

2.     Heat the kadai and add 3 tbsp of ghee and slightly fry 1 cup of carrot for 30 seconds.

3.     Now add entire 1 cup of milk and cook the carrot for 95% (milk also should be absorbed 95%)

4.     At this stage add 1/3 cup of Sweeten Condensed milk, mix and cook it for another 2-5 minutes.

5.     Now add 1/2 cup of sugar and a pinch of salt, mix and cook well. Once you add sugar the halwa tends to be a little watery

6.     Ensure to continue cooking till the carrot and sugar combine well and there is 5% moisture. That is little loose in texture then turn off the stove.

7.     Carrot halwa is ready.

8.      Because the sugar in halwa tends to become little tight and will reach the right consistency while serving.

Now delicious rich carrot halwa is ready. You can eat it as such (or) server halwa with 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream.

cooking temperature :

Keep the flame in sim till carrot and milk mixture cooks 50%. Then you can alter the flame between high and sim. 

Note:

1.     Ensure to a use heavy bottom or nonstick kadai to avoid burning at the bottom.

2.     If you are using unsweetened Condensed milk increase the sugar quantity based on your sweetness.

3.     As I don’t like the ghee smell dominating I used 3 tbsp ghee in that start itself. If not add 1 tbsp at the start and the rest you can add before turning off the stove and mix it well.

4.     Similarly, you can use sweetened or unsweetened Khoya instead of condensed milk in step 4. And follow the method as per point 2 mentioned in the note.

5.     Similarly, u can finely chop the cashew nuts and add them as topping at the final stage (it's optional).