Recipe of Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, gajar (carrot) halwa gujiya. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Gajar Halwa is a traditional Indian dessert recipe made of fresh carrots that are available only during winters. This dessert recipe can enlighten your taste buds with the perfect blend of carrot, milk and mixed dry fruits. Do try it at home and let us know your feedback in the comments below.

Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya is something which I have loved my entire life.

Easiest Way to Make Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have gajar (carrot) halwa gujiya using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya:

1. Make ready Carrots-1 large size(peeled and grated) Gajar halwa
2. Get Cashew-1/2cup(coarsely grinded)Gajar halwa
3. Make ready Ghee-1/4cupGajar halwa
4. Take Khoa-1/2cup(homemade Khoa used here)Gajar halwa
5. Prepare Sugar-1/4cupGajar halwa
6. Take Cardamom powder-1/2TSPGajar halwa
7. Prepare All purpose flour(Maida)-250gmGujiya dough
8. Prepare Water-1/4 cup(use as required)Gujiya dough
9. Get Salt-1pinchGujiya dough
10. Take Cardamom powder-1/2TSPGujiya dough
11. Prepare Ghee-5tbspGujiya dough
12. Take Ghee-For Gujiya frying
13. Prepare Sugar-1.5 cup sugar syrup
14. Make ready Water-1 cupsugar syrup

Carrot Halwa or Gajar Ka Halwa is popular Indian dessert for party, festival, celebration or in winter. Carrot halwa is best winter dessert specially if you get the North Indian variety of red carrots then it's best to make halwa :) This recipe is my sister recipe where carrot is not grated but made puree. Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka halwa, is a popular north Indian pudding, in which grated carrots are simmered with milk, flavored with sugar and cardamom, and garnished with chopped nuts. Here I share my easy pressure cooker version of this soul satisfying dessert!

Instructions

Instructions to make Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya:

1. Steps(For Gajar Halwa)1. Take a pan. Heat ghee. Fry the cashews till it becomes slight golden brown in color. Keep it aside. - 2. In the same pan add more ghee and fry the grated carrot till the raw smell completely goes off. Now you can add the sugar to it and cook it till the sugar completely dissolved. Then add the Khoya and cook it till it comes together. Cook the Khoya and the carrots for 5mins till both properly cooked and turned soft. Try to remove the moisture as much as you can.
2. Add the cardamom powder to it. Mix it properly and keep it aside.Steps for Gujiya Dough:- - 1. Take the All purpose flour and add 5Tbsp ghee to it. For the soft Gujiyas, you need to add more ghee. Rub the ghee properly with the flour and try to bind it together. If it can take the shape then this is perfect. Now add the water slowly to it and make a hard dough. It won’t be smooth. Cracks will be there. Try to make dough together. Then cover it with a damp cloth and let it rest for 15mins.
3. Step for sugar syrup:- - - 1. Add the sugar and water together to a pan on a high heat and continuously stir it till the sugar completely dissolves.Then leave it unattended till a boil comes. Switch it to medium flame, mix it and let it cooked for 7mins more or till you get the consistency where if you will check between your fingers then it’s slightly sticky like honey. Now switch off the flame and keep the syrup aside.
4. Steps for making and deep frying Gujiyas:- - 1. First take small balls of the dough and roll it into a thin circle like chapatis and cut it with a cap or any cutter of the desired shape. The center should be little thick and the edges should be thin. Then fill the gajar halwa stuffing in the center And apply water on the edges so that the Gujiyas will be properly sealed and will not break in the oil.
5. Use gujiya maker or your hand to gently fold and seal the Gujiyas. Carefully, bring together both the edges and join. Gently press the edges. Cover the prepared Gujiyas with a damp cloth so that it won’t get dried. 2. In the mean time, put a pan with ghee in medium heat and wait till oil becomes slightly hot. Oil should not be too hot else the Gujiyas will be hard from outside and remains uncooked from inside. Then fry the Gujiyas in medium heat which will take 12 to 15mins to fry both the sides
6. Once both the sides of the Gujiyas turn golden yellow, those are ready to be dipped in the sugar syrup. Sugar syrup should be slight warm then only the Gujiyas will absorb the syrup. Keep each gujiya dip in the syrup for 40seconds to make it juicy from inside out. Then strain the Gujiyas on the kitchen towel. Repeat the process for all the Gujiyas and then you can sprinkle some crushed dry fruits of your choice on the top of the Gujiyas and serve it.
7. For more such yummy recipes, you can follow my Facebook page @yummy eaters and can leave your comments on the comment section.

Gajar ka Halwa is an easy Indian dessert recipe prepared with carrots, condensed milk, ghee and dried fruits. Goes well with ice cream or just on its own. Ghee and condensed milk give richness to the halwa while warm spices like cardamom and cloves infuse it with an unmistakable aroma and flavor. Carrot Halwa, a carrot based sweet dessert pudding. It is made by placing grated carrots in a pot containing a specific amount of water, milk and Red velvet carrot halwa is another famous variation of the gajar ka halwa.

As simple as that Steps to Make Gajar (Carrot) halwa Gujiya

So that is going to wrap this up with this special food gajar (carrot) halwa gujiya recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I’m sure that you will make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!

Print this page