Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye! Ho jaaye Gajar Ka Halwa!
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
A large chunk of Indian food comprises of desserts. Sweets made in desi ghee and milk, especially. Some people cook sweets during special occasions, some like it occasionally, and there are some who like it almost everyday.
The latter category would be my family. So it was but natural that moi tried something sweet. Dish, I meant. I thought of making gajar ka halwa, or carrot pudding. There was some gaajar left in the fridge since many days (or weeks) anyway ;-) The resourceful me, thought why not try making the halwa.
I did! I did it! And it turned out - I am trying my best to sound modest here - exceptionally well *ahem* So here's my magic receipe.
Warning - DO try this at home.
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Preparation time: 25 mins. approx
Serves - 3.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp desi ghee
5-6 carrots, washed, peeled and grated
8 cardomoms, peeled and crushed
1 cup milk
3 spoonfuls sugar
Directions:
- Heat ghee in a kadhai for 2 minutes.
- Add the carrots to the kadhai, and stir continuously for 5 minutes.
- Add the milk and stir for 15 minutes on medium flame.
- Add the sugar and crushed cardamom.
- Stir for another 5 minutes, till sugar mixes well with the milk.
Its ready!
Serve warm. Be ready to accept the compliments.
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What?! Gone in minutes!
Welcome the new cook on the block, you :)
Above can be made lot more tastier with condensed milk, khoya etc; but this is a simple, quick, easy-to-make receipe.
Bon Apetite!
21 September 2007 at 14:47
I love Indian food, well the few that I have tried. Stuffed parathas and curries and the top, but I have not tried any sweets from India yet. Thanks for sharing. Ramadan Mubarak!