Carrot Halwa in Pressure Cooker
Carrot halwa is a traditional Indian sweet or pudding made with Delhi carrots, milk and sugar. It is also called as Gajrela. Traditionally it is made by simmering freshly grated carrot in full fat milk. But here I didn't grate the carrot, instead I chopped it into big chunks and used pressure cooker method to make this carrot halwa. It is less time consuming but there is no compromise in the taste. So do try this recipe at home and surprise your loved ones.Other Sweet recipesAlmond Pistachio HalwaBoondhi LadooMysorepakMultigrain Sathu nuts ladooSeven Cup CakeChakkai VarattiCornflour halwaKasi HalwaBeetel leaves-Coconut ladooAtta Halwa /Wheat halwa
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1 kg Delhi Carrots
- 1.5 cups Sugar
- 2.5 cups Milk
- 4 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- To garnish Sliced Almonds and pistachios
Instructions
- Wash, peel and cut the carrots into big chunks.
- Ina cooker, add ghee and cardamom powder. Fry the cardamom powder for half a minute. It gives a nice flavour to the sweet.
- Add the chopped carrots and coat it with the ghee and cardamom.
- Then add the milk and pressure cook it for two whistles.
- Once the pressure is released, open the cooker and mash the carrot.
- Then add sugar and mix well. You can also powder the sugar and mix it with carrots.
- Open cook it until the sugar is incorporated and milk is absorbed completely by the carrot.
- The colour of the carrot also become dark.
- Finally garnish it with sliced almonds and pistachios.