Gajjar Halwa (Carrot Pudding)

Gajjar Halwa (Carrot Pudding) — a pudding recipe, 9 ingredients.

Pudding

contains dairycontains nuts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 2–3 large carrots
  • ½ cup (120 g) cashew nuts, broken
  • ½ cup (120 g) raisins, washed
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2–3 teaspoons sugar
  • 4 pods cardamom
  • 1 pinch cinnamon powder
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup (240 ml) milk
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 tablespoon butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup (240 ml) milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cut off the blemished ends of the carrots, wash them, and then peel them.
  2. Grate the carrots, and transfer the grated carrots into a saucepan.
  3. Add the cashews, raisins, salt, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, butter, and milk.
  4. Heat the saucepan and bring the contents to a boil, while mixing.
  5. Cook until the milk has mostly evaporated.
  6. Serve with a sprinkling of cinnamon powder on top.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0