Gajar ka halwah

Niksik · Aug 14th, 2009, 09:42 PM

I need a tested and tried, fairly easy recipe of gajar ka halwa. Please include measurements in cups and spoons not grams

Thank you.

decent_Felow · Aug 14th, 2009, 09:44 PM

do u lik to watch chef zakir ... live show .. he had once made ths in his showw ....u can find tht 1 in utube ..

Niksik · Aug 14th, 2009, 09:46 PM

no I don't like that show

decent_Felow · Aug 14th, 2009, 09:47 PM

Oooooooh ... y ... i havnt seen a cooking show lik ths bfore ........

Niksik · Aug 15th, 2009, 02:18 AM

He is very confusing

BlindHope · Aug 16th, 2009, 01:35 AM

nooo nikkiii u have to watch his show.... he is the best ...

i love his recipess sachii

Niksik · Aug 16th, 2009, 01:37 AM

acha

decent_Felow · Aug 16th, 2009, 01:54 AM

u shd giv it a try ... he is urdu speaking ... u shd watch it .....n u wil love the receipes...

RupayHalwa · Aug 16th, 2009, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niksik

I need a tested and tried, fairly easy recipe of gajar ka halwa. Please include measurements in cups and spoons not grams

Thank you.

Not telling.... Oh ok, I'll tell u, just use a packet of laziza Gajar Halwa mix...

alvena · Aug 16th, 2009, 01:41 PM

i dont like chef zakir either...i dont think his recipes are authentic enough!

ehsan · Aug 16th, 2009, 03:21 PM

gajjar ka halwa

Chicken Biryani · Aug 17th, 2009, 03:17 AM

ok here goes nikki..

4 cups of grated carrots .

put then in the pot and start stirrig them.. so the water dries out .. it should take you about 10 minutes ... make sure the carrots dont get burnt you gotta stir it continuously.

add about 1.5 cup milk... let the carrots boil in it ..cover the pot , lighten the fire and let it simmer.

When the milk dries after about 15 minutes ... add in about 2-3 tablespoons of ghee or oil and start frying the carrots on high medium heat ... this should be done for about 20-25 minutes ... the halwa will start taking shape now ...

add sugar to taste

then final step, add about four tablespoons of dry milk powder ( Nido ) little by little into the halwa ..and stir very fast .... if you think its become very thick, just add a bit of fresh milk and let it simmer ... add almonds, a bit of rose water, shredded coconut, mish mish and you are pretty much done ...

Niksik · Aug 17th, 2009, 07:21 PM

That seems easy enough! Thanks CB!

midnighteyes · Aug 17th, 2009, 07:33 PM

We dont add nido...we put "koiya" instead

Niksik · Aug 17th, 2009, 07:33 PM

But is your method pretty much the same? I can get khoya.

Chicken Biryani · Aug 18th, 2009, 04:13 AM

Nikki if you can get khoya , then add khoya ... I cant get it here so I use nido instead ...

mysti · Aug 18th, 2009, 05:26 AM

Thank god - i have ablout 3 lbs of gaajars (tht my MIL bought to EAT) sitting in the fridge all peeled and chopped - MIL to chali gaien gaajar chorr gayein and i was like INKA KYA KAROON

so now ill make this

thanks Nikky and CB

Chicken Biryani · Aug 18th, 2009, 05:30 AM

but mysti , you are on a diet .. you cant have all those halway

I say you juice them up and have them that way ..

Gina~ · Aug 18th, 2009, 08:20 AM

I boil the carrots in milk.. till they are dry.. and remove the carrots. In a seperate pot I heat ghee and add in green cardamom (just the seeds) and cook till the carrots are warm again.. before I add-in the sugar. When the mixture cools I add the milk powder or crumbled khoya.

Chicken Biryani · Aug 18th, 2009, 08:33 AM

Gina , for how long do you boil the carrots in milk? and how much milk do you put in ?

I used to do it this way and it would take me at least an hour and a half ... to get the halwa done ... so I suspcted I was doing something wrong ... now that you mention it , i am keen to find out what i was doing wrong