Gajar Halwa

Gajar halwa

Ok Ro... this ones for you and the winters. And I guess it’s good trek food in a dabba.

So you get the orange carrots and you get the winter carrots (reddish orange and the purple ones). Halwa works best with the winter carrots.

Hardest bit of the prep is the grating. Lazy way out is to peel and chunk and coarse grind in a mixie.

Ok microwave version

Put the grated carrots Ina bowl. Add milk half way to the top. And micro for 10. Stir. Micro for another 10 or 20 till quantity reduces and milk evaporates. 

Now add powdered cardamom and sugar and cook till sugar melts and continue cooking till it reduces a bit. Watch out. Stir in between. It could get burnt caramelised. 

Add flakes of almonds, dollop of ghee, and khoa. OR add some milk powder and cook a bit ( this works well and makes the halwa rich and creamy) 

Note - you guys like the the non khoa/ non milk additive version better but with extra almonds, walnuts, milk powder, this would make good trek food