Carrot / Gajar halwa shots
Carrot halwa is very popolar indian sweet, it’s a near-universal
treat during Festive season be it holi, dewali. Here in Yuvika’s
kitchen things are done differently keeping the traditional taste and
presenting the dish in an unique and modern way.
Carrot halwa shots with rasmalai
Recipe for Carrot Halwa
Ingredients:
Carrot - 1 kg, peeled and grated
Milk -1 litre, preferably full fat
Sugar - 5 Tbsp
Clarified butter / Ghee - 2 Tbsp
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Condensed milk - 3/4 cup
Raisins- 8-10
Almonds/ pistachio to garnish
Method:
Traditional Way
Cook grated carrots with about a cup of milk till soft. You
can do this in a thick bottomed pan. Once the milk starts boiling reduce the
heat and let the mixture simmer.
Add the rest of the milk and continue to simmer. After 15-20
minutes, when all the milk is evaporated, add condensed milk to the dry mixture
and tip in the sugar as well. Check the amount of sugar; you may require very
less sugar as condensed milk is very sweet in itself. Let it simmer till
condensed milk also is absorbed and mixture thick.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
The next step is optional. In an another deep pan heat ghee,
transfer cooked halwa to it and cook for another minute making sure you stir it
without fail all the way through.
To serve: - Chop raw almonds/ pistachio, vertically if u can
as it looks better that way, and layer them at the bottom of your presenting
dish. Layer your halwa on top. This makes the almonds soak in the lovely juices
from your halwa and combines the mixture. This is a tip I learned from my dear
friend A. Thanks dear. :-). Feel free to sprinkle a few chopped almonds on top
of your halwa too. - While serving scoop out large portions of your halwa on to
your serving dish and serve it hot along with a scoop of yummy vanilla ice
cream. Heaven!!!
Microwave method:
Heat ghee in a
microwave safe bowl for 1 minute and add grated carrot. Cook for 2 minutes. Add
milk and cook till milk evaporates, stirring occasionally. When the mixture
thickens, add condensed milk and sugar. Again cook for another few minutes till
mixture turns thick once again. Remove from microwave, add cardamom powder,
garnish with almonds and serve.
A variation to the recipe is adding mewa/ khoya.
Simple Pressure cooker and Baking Method:
In a pressure cooker / Instant Pot add rougly chopped
carrots, 1 cup milk, sugar, green cardamom, 1 tbsp of ghee. Now pressure cook
for 15mins. With the help of hand blender, blend the mixture. Do not puree it.
Blend it coarsely. Now take mixture into an oven safe bowl, and cook in pre
heated oven for 25 mins at 180 degree C. Now take a pan add 1 tbsp ghee add the
chopped nuts and raisins, fry till golden and pour this mixture over carrot
halwa also add the green cardamom powder mix. Again cook this mixture for 6-8 minutes in oven. It’s ready to be
served.
Plating my style:
Carrot halwa Shots
In a glass add 1 tsp of chopped nuts, then two scoop of
carrot halwa. Now pour 1 spoon of rasmalai garnish with chopped pistachio. (Rasmalai recipe coming soon)
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