Gajar Halwa - Indian Recipe

This is a very simple indian dessert. The only secret to making look authentic is to use really bright carots to give a great color.

Carrot Halwa is a warm dessert traditionally made in the cold weather with a serving of cream.

Recipe:

2 lbs. grated gajar (carrots)

4 cups milk

1/3 cup ghee (butter)

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup raisins

1 teaspoon cardamom seeds, (ground cinnamon)

1/2 cup sliced almonds

Place grated carrots and milk in saucepan over low heat and bring to a simmer. Stir until the carrots are soft and the milk is

absorbed. Then add the ghee (butter) and brown (or blacken) the gajar (carrots).

Then add sugar, raisins, cardamom (cinamon), and almonds. Serve hot.
Gulab Jamun - Indian Recipe

Gulab jamun is an extremely popular indian sweet made by soaking fried balls of chenna in syrup. Sometimes made with

cardamom, it is a dessert that is open to creative ideas and additions.

Ingredients:

[Syrup]

2 cups sugar

5 drops of rose water

[Gulab Jamun]

1 cup powdered milk

2 tablespoons self-rising flour

2 teaspoons fine semolina

2 tablespoons ghee (butter)

4 tablespoons milk

32 pistachio nuts

Syrup: Put sugar in large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Stir over low heat to dissolve the sugar. Increase the heat and boil for 3

minutes to make a syrup. Stir in the rosewater and remove from flame.

Gulab Jamun: Combine the powdered milk, flour, semolina, and ghee in a bowl. Add milk and mix until smooth. The result

should be dough-like. Cut dough into 32 portions and place pistachio nut in the center of each. Roll into ball so pistachio is in
the center.

Pour oil into karhai (saucepan) until it is 1/3 full with oil. Heat the oil and fry balls over low heat until brown. Remove the ball

and transfer directly to syrup. Bring the syrup to a boil and then remove all from heat.  Gulab jamun is served at room

temperature.

POSTED BY NATHAN BUCKLEY AT 3:09 PM 0 COMMENTS