Carrot Halwa (Sweet) 



Benefits Of Carrot : 
  • The carrot is a root vegetable often claimed to be the perfect health food.It is crunchy, tasty, and highly nutritious. Carrots are a particularly good source of beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium, and antioxidants.
  • They also have a number of health benefits. They’re a weight-loss-friendly food and have been linked to lower cholesterol levels and improved eye health.Diets rich in carotenoids may help protect against several types of cancer.Women with high circulating levels of carotenoids may also have a reduced risk of breast cancer.
  • Carrots are found in many colors, including yellow, white, orange, red, and purple.Orange carrots get their bright color from beta carotene, an antioxidant that your body converts into vitamin A.

The nutrition facts for two small-to-medium raw carrots (100 grams) are:
  • Calories: 41
  • Water: 88%
  • Protein: 0.9 grams
  • Carbs: 9.6 grams
  • Sugar: 4.7 grams
  • Fiber: 2.8 grams
  • Fat: 0.2 grams

Timing :

  • Preparation Time : 15 minutes
  • Coocking Time : 30 minutes
  • Total Time : 45 minutes

Ingredients :


Main Ingredients :
  • Carrot (grated) : 4 cup / 1 kg
  • Milk (full cream) : 4 cup / 700-800 ml
  • Sugar : 1 cup
  • Ghee : 2 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder : ¼ tsp
  • Khoya (crumbled) : 200-250 gm
  • Cashews (chopped) : 10-12 pcs
  • Almond (roasted chopped) : 10-12 pcs
  • Golden raisins : 15-20 pcs
For garnishing :
  • All Chopped Dry Fruit

Method : 


  • Wash, peel and grate the carrot.
  • Heat up ghee in a kadai. Add all chopped dry fruits and roast it for one minutes.
  • Now add grated carrot in to kadai. Carrot needs to be cooked only for 2 to 3 minutes until they turn soft.
  • Add milk and cook on slow flame till all the milk is evaporated. (try to use full cream milk instead of light milk).
  • Cook carrot and milk for 30 minutes on low flame. 
  • Now add khoya, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
  • When everything is mixed well together, cover and the halwa on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, open and mix well again. Now switch of the flame.
  • Your Carrot Halwa is ready. Garnish it with dry fruits.





Tips : 

  • You can serve warm or child with vanilla Ice-cream as your dinner dessert.
  • the halwa stays good in the fridge for almost about a week.
  • Add cardamom powder with sugar to give the extra fragrance to carrot halwa.