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Carrot halwa

Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka halwa is one of the famous dessert in india.  Quick and very easy recipe and it will not consume much time.  Rich Indian Dessert made with fresh carrots, milk and sugar and ghee added.  Actually carrot halwa originates from North india.  We made our version of carrot halwa.

Carrot Halwa
Carrot Halwa

Health Benefits of Carrots


If you have carrot definitely it improves vision, helps to prevent cancer, slow down aging, promotes healthier skin, helps to prevent infection, prevents from heart disease, cleanses the body, protects teeth and gums and its prevents from stroke.

Please check my posts for Kesari, Beetroot Halwa, Mysorepak, Gulab jamun and Paruppu payasam

Ingredients for carrot halwa


Carrot grated – 2 cup
Milk – 1 cup
Sugar – ½ cup
Cashew nut broken – 20nos.
Raisins – 15No.
Cardamom – little
Ghee – 1½  tbspn

Preparation of Carrot halwa


Heat the pan and add ghee and let the ghee heated up then add cashew nut, raisins and let it get fried and add the grated carrot let the carrot turn to pale orange colour and then add milk.  Let the grated carrot cooked in milk.  Keep the flame in medium and cook.  The milk will be evaporated and grated carrot will be soft and at this stage add sugar.

The Sugar, Grated carrot and milk and everything binded together and it will not catch in the vessel and this is final stage to remove from flame.  Now the delicious dessert Carrot halwa (Kajar ka halwa) ready to serve.  Kids like this Carrot (Kajar ka halwa) very much.

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