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Gajar ka halwa in pressure cooker served in a bowl
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Carrot Halwa in Pressure Cooker (Cooker Gajar Ka Halwa)

Quick and delicious carrot halwa in pressure cooker made with grated carrots, milk, sugar and ghee in just 20 minutes without khoya.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Sweet, Sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Chitra

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 2 cups Grated carrots (levelled, approx. 200 g / 7 oz)
  • ⅓ cup Milk (approx. 80 ml / 2.7 fl oz)
  • ½ cup Sugar (approx. 100 g / 3.5 oz)
  • 2 tbsp Ghee (approx. 30 ml / 1 fl oz)
  • 10 nos Cashews (few, roasted in ghee)
  • 3 nos Elachi / Cardamom (powdered)

Instructions

  • Wash and grate carrots using a big size grater and set aside.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pressure cooker base and roast the cashews till golden brown. Remove the cashews alone leaving the ghee. Add the grated carrots and saute in ghee for 2-3 mins till the raw smell goes off.
    Sauteing grated carrots with ghee in pressure cooker
  • Then add the milk and pressure cook in high flame for 2-3 whistles. Do not worry that the milk is less. Its enough to cook carrots.
    Adding milk to grated carrots in pressure cooker
  • Now add the sugar and mix well till sugar dissolves. Mixture will become liquid. Keep stirring in medium flame. When the mixture starts to thicken and leaves the sides of cooker, add the elachi powder.
    Thickening carrot halwa with sugar, ghee and roasted cashews
  • Now add the remaining 1 tbsp of ghee & roasted cashews, mix for a minute and serve. Make sure the mixture has some moisture content as halwa thickens after it cools down.
  • It tastes the best when served warm with ice cream !!
    Warm carrot halwa served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Notes

  • Don't add more milk. Carrots will leave water when it gets cooked.
  • You can use vanilla essence instead of cardamom powder.
  • Instead of cashews, roasted badam or pista can also be used.
  • This halwa can be stored in refrigerator for 2-3 days.