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    Home » Festival sweets » Carrot Halwa With Jaggery | Gajrela Recipe | Gajar Ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa

    Carrot Halwa With Jaggery | Gajrela Recipe | Gajar Ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa

    Published: Nov 7, 2018 · Modified: Nov 7, 2018 by Bhawana ·

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    Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery. Carrot halwa is cooked in almost every North Indian kitchen in the winter season.Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery.

    Halwa is a term for sweets cooked with milk, sugar, ghee, and nuts. The name depends on the main ingredient like if bottle gourd cooked with the given ingredients then its is lauki halwa (bottle gourd pudding). Semolina halwa, gajar halwa with condensed milk, gajar halwa with milk powder, are other halwa recipes I made and posted.

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    Gajar ka halwa is made during winters in North India. There we get red juicy carrots which come only in winter season. Carrot pudding is easy to make and such a delicious and lip-smacking dessert for festival occasions. There are many ways to make carrot halwa, using condensed milk, with milk powder, with khoya and sugarfree version. Today I am sharing carrot halwa with jaggery. It is as tasty as the normal sugar one.

    Let see how to make delicious Indian sweet carrot halwa with jaggery step by step.Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery.

    Carrot Halwa With Jaggery | Gajrela

    Ingredient                                                                                    10 Serving

    4 Cup tightly packed grated carrots
    4 Cup milk (3 Cup if full-fat milk)
    1 Cup jaggery
    1 Tblsp ghee (clarified butter)
    Handful chopped nut like cashew, almond, pista
    1 teaspoon cardamom powder

    Method

    1. First of all, clean, peel and rinse carrots. Grate them using a food processor or box grater.
    2. Take a nonstick pan and heat on medium flame.
    3. To this add ghee and grated carrots. Cook them for 3-4 minutes.
    4. After 3-4 minutes add milk and cook on high flame. It takes around 12-14 minutes. Stir occasionally otherwise it will burn from the bottom.Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery.
    5. After 12 minutes low the flame and add cardamom powder, nuts, jaggery powder. Mix well. It will again turn watery as the jaggery melts. Cook for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.
    6. Keep stirring at this stage till halwa becomes dry. Switch off the flame as soon as you get the required dry consistency.Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery.
    7. Carrot halwa with jaggery is ready to serve.

    Note

    1. Wash carrots carefully. Sometimes a lot of dirt stuck inside its skin and comes in mouth while eating.
    2. Keep stirring or else halwa will burn from the bottom of the pan.
    3. Adjust jaggery as per your taste. In this quantity, I loved this much jaggery. You can add more if you like a sweeter version.
    4. This gajar ka halwa recipe can be easily increased as per the requirement.
    5. Halwa stays good for 3-4 days if kept in the fridge.
    6. Carrot halwa with jaggery has a dark color due to jaggery.

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    Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery.

    Carrot Halwa With Jaggery | Gajrela Recipe | Gajar Ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa

    Carrot halwa with jaggery or Gejrela is a popular Indian dessert made with carrot, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar. For a healthier version, I replaced sugar with jaggery. Carrot halwa is cooked in almost every North Indian kitchen in the winter season.
    5 from 11 votes
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    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 10 Servings
    Calories:
    Author: Bhawana

    Ingredients

    • 4 Cup tightly packed grated carrots
    • 4 Cup milk (3 Cup if full-fat milk)
    • 1 Cup jaggery
    • 1 Tblsp ghee (clarified butter)
    • Handful chopped nut like cashew, almond, pista
    • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder

    Instructions

    • First of all, clean, peel and rinse carrots. Grate them using a food processor or box grater.
    • ake a nonstick pan and heat on medium flame.
    • To this add ghee and grated carrots. Cook them for 3-4 minutes.
    • After 3-4 minutes add milk and cook on high flame. It takes around 12-14 minutes. Stir occasionally otherwise it will burn from the bottom.
    • After 12 minutes low the flame and add cardamom powder, nuts, jaggery powder. Mix well. It will again turn watery as the jaggery melts. Cook for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.
    • Keep stirring at this stage till halwa becomes dry. Switch off the flame as soon as you get the required dry consistency.
    • Carrot halwa with jaggery is ready to serve.

    Notes

    1. Wash carrots carefully. Sometimes a lot of dirt stuck inside its skin and comes in mouth while eating.
    2. Keep stirring or else halwa will burn from the bottom of the pan.
    3. Adjust jaggery as per your taste. In this quantity, I loved this much jaggery. You can add more if you like a sweeter version.
    4. This gajar ka halwa recipe can be easily increased as per the requirement.
    5. Halwa stays good for 3-4 days if kept in the fridge.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg
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    This is my entry for BM #94 W1D2 sweets without refined sugar theme.

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    Comments

    1. Afsh

      October 25, 2020 at 10:08 am

      5 stars
      Was super easy and v yummy

      Reply
    2. Smitha

      February 06, 2019 at 4:57 am

      5 stars
      Tried your recipe today. Gajar ka halwa turned out absolutely delicious. Since I was sceptical about using jaggery, I decreased the quantity to half. My family finished it off in a jiffy and have demanded more next time. Addition of jaggery made it a healthier option too. Thanks

      Reply
    3. Chef Mireille

      November 23, 2018 at 9:49 pm

      5 stars
      what a delicious and colorful halva - I can easily have this as a snack

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 27, 2018 at 7:40 pm

        Thanks Mir for liking carrot halwa.

        Reply
    4. Sandhiya ThirumalaiKumar

      November 14, 2018 at 10:59 am

      5 stars
      Wow, adding jaggery to carrot halwa is brilliant. Guess the jaggery flavor makes it more delicious, will give it a try on next time.

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 27, 2018 at 7:43 pm

        Thanks Sandhiya for liking carrot halwa with jaggery.

        Reply
    5. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      November 13, 2018 at 5:43 pm

      5 stars
      That is a super delicious gajar halwa with jaggery. I love gajar halwa and this is something that I can try sometime soon.

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 13, 2018 at 7:56 pm

        Thanks Sandhya, I love this gajar halwa more as it is with jaggery.

        Reply
    6. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

      November 12, 2018 at 11:12 am

      5 stars
      Perfect seasonal recipe for this winter. I always use condensed milk and including jaggery is such a great idea. Very nice.

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 13, 2018 at 8:11 pm

        Thanks Srividya, I have posted all combinations of gajar halwa now. and can say this is awesome.

        Reply
    7. Gayathri Kumar

      November 09, 2018 at 8:58 pm

      Jaggery gives an excellent flavour to dishes which sugar lacks. This halwa with carrots and jaggery looks fantastic.

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 13, 2018 at 8:17 pm

        Thanks Gayatri for liking this carrot halwa with jaggery.

        Reply
    8. harini

      November 09, 2018 at 5:29 pm

      5 stars
      Wow! Carrot Halwa with jaggery is unique. Love the flavor!

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 13, 2018 at 8:20 pm

        Thanks Harini for liking carrot halwa with jaggery.

        Reply
    9. Neeraj Kumar

      November 09, 2018 at 3:47 am

      5 stars
      The winter has started in our part and this recipe is a must now!

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 13, 2018 at 6:36 pm

        Thanks Neeraj, gajar halwa in winters feels heavenly.

        Reply
    10. Priya Suresh

      November 07, 2018 at 2:03 pm

      What an incredible twist to carrot halwa, adding jaggery sounds absolutely brilliant.. Now am tempted to give a try to this fabulous dessert.

      Reply
      • code2cook

        November 09, 2018 at 2:24 am

        Yeah carrot halwa with jaggery taste great, do try once.

        Reply

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