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Quick carrot halwa
Viola
Carrot halwa is such a classic Indian dessert and now you can make it so much quicker! I use a mix of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and milk powder in this recipe to speed up the time taken to make this delicious and aromatic Indian dessert!
Crush the saffron strands in a mortar and pestle to a fine powder. Add in 2 tablespoons of the evaporated milk to the mortar and mix well.
Heat a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat and add in the ghee. Now add in the cashews and toast them until they just start to change color and turn light brown. At this point add in the raisins and toast until the raisins puff up and turn brown. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fruit and nuts into a bowl and reserve for garnish.
Into the same ghee, add in the grated carrots and sauté for about 5-7 minutes on medium heat stirring occasionally, until most of the moisture has evaporated.
Add in the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, half the milk powder and saffron infused milk and mix well to combine. Cook for another 15 minutes or until the carrots are very soft and most of the moisture has evaporated.
Now add in the sugar and salt and cook for another 5 minutes or until the sugar dissolves completely.
Finally add in the cardamom powder, remaining milk powder and toasted cashews and raisins and mix well just before turning off the heat.
Garnish with the finely sliced almonds/pistachios and serve hot. Carrot halwa tastes amazing when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Use any combinations of nuts and fruit in this recipe. Some of the most traditional additions are cashews, almonds, pistachios, golden and black raisins.
Estimated Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Quick carrot halwa
Serving Size
165 g
Calories
335
% Daily Value*
Fat
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
8
g
50
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
41
mg
14
%
Sodium
257
mg
11
%
Potassium
792
mg
23
%
Carbohydrates
44
g
15
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
34
g
38
%
Protein
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
19198
IU
384
%
Vitamin C
11
mg
13
%
Calcium
287
mg
29
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Please note that the nutrition label provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.