North Indian RecipesDessertVegetarian

Easy Gajar Halwa Recipe With Khoya Made In A Pressure Cooker

Name: Easy Gajar Halwa Recipe With Khoya Made In A Pressure Cooker
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 500 grams carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red); 1/4 cup ghee; 400 ml milk; 150 grams khoya (mawa) - grated; 200 grams sugar; 1 teaspoon cardamom powder (elaichi); 2 tablespoons ghee; 1/4 cup mixed dry fruits - sliced (almonds cashew nuts pistachios)

A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red), ghee, milk. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories

480kcal

Estimated Cost

₹200-350

Carbs48g

Protein18g

Fats24g

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Instructions

13 steps

1
To begin making the Gajar Halwa with Khoya, grate the washed and peeled carrots
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)
2
Heat a pressure cooker on medium flame, add ghee and grated carrots and saute for a couple of minutes
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)ghee(1/4 cup)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)tablespoons ghee(2)
3
Sprinkle a little water and close the pressure cooker
4
Pressure cook the carrots for 1 whistle and turn off the flame
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)
5
Allow the pressure to release naturally
6
In the meanwhile, heat a kadai on medium flame, add milk and allow it to come to a rolling boil, turn down the heat and let the milk reduce to 3/4th its quantity
milk(400 ml)
7
Once the milk has reduced and thickened, add the grated khoya, elaichi powder and sugar
milk(400 ml)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)sugar(200 grams)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon)
8
Allow the khoya and sugar to melt and the whole milk mixture to come together
milk(400 ml)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)sugar(200 grams)
9
Now reduce the flame and transfer the cooked carrots into the milk
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)milk(400 ml)
10
Continuously stir the milk and carrot mix, till you get a thick gajar halwa
milk(400 ml)
11
Adjust sugar and elaichi according to your taste and add two more tablespoons of ghee and give the gajar halwa one final stir
ghee(1/4 cup)sugar(200 grams)tablespoons ghee(2)
12
Garnish the Gajar Halwa with dry fruits
mixed dry fruits - sliced (almonds cashew nuts pistachios)(1/4 cup)
13
Serve the warm Gajar Halwa along with some vanilla ice cream or cold Gajar Halwa with some Basundi (Rabri) Recipe (A Nutty Condensed Milk Pudding)
milk(400 ml)

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Recipe Source: archanaskitchen.com

North Indian RecipesDessertVegetarian

Easy Gajar Halwa Recipe With Khoya Made In A Pressure Cooker

A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red), ghee, milk. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Cook Time35 min

Calories

480kcal

Est. Cost₹200-₹350

Serving Size1 portion

Estimated Nutrition Highlights

Carbohydrates

48g(40%)

Protein

18g(15%)

Fats

24g(45%)

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Directions

13 steps

1
To begin making the Gajar Halwa with Khoya, grate the washed and peeled carrots
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)
2
Heat a pressure cooker on medium flame, add ghee and grated carrots and saute for a couple of minutes
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)ghee(1/4 cup)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)tablespoons ghee(2)
3
Sprinkle a little water and close the pressure cooker
4
Pressure cook the carrots for 1 whistle and turn off the flame
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)
5
Allow the pressure to release naturally
6
In the meanwhile, heat a kadai on medium flame, add milk and allow it to come to a rolling boil, turn down the heat and let the milk reduce to 3/4th its quantity
milk(400 ml)
7
Once the milk has reduced and thickened, add the grated khoya, elaichi powder and sugar
milk(400 ml)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)sugar(200 grams)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon)
8
Allow the khoya and sugar to melt and the whole milk mixture to come together
milk(400 ml)khoya (mawa) - grated(150 grams)sugar(200 grams)
9
Now reduce the flame and transfer the cooked carrots into the milk
carrots (gajjar) - washed and peeled (preferably red)(500 grams)milk(400 ml)
10
Continuously stir the milk and carrot mix, till you get a thick gajar halwa
milk(400 ml)
11
Adjust sugar and elaichi according to your taste and add two more tablespoons of ghee and give the gajar halwa one final stir
ghee(1/4 cup)sugar(200 grams)tablespoons ghee(2)
12
Garnish the Gajar Halwa with dry fruits
mixed dry fruits - sliced (almonds cashew nuts pistachios)(1/4 cup)
13
Serve the warm Gajar Halwa along with some vanilla ice cream or cold Gajar Halwa with some Basundi (Rabri) Recipe (A Nutty Condensed Milk Pudding)
milk(400 ml)