No Ghee No Mawa Gajar Halwa | Indian Carrot Pudding

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Gajar Halwa a traditional Indian dessert made using fresh carrots and cooked in milk, sugar, and ghee or mawa. My recipe of No Ghee No Mawa Gajar halwa, makes it a bit guilt-free without any fats.  

Garjar halwa or Carrot pudding is a winter delicacy. You will find made in every household during the winter months. It is like it has to be made every year. 

Many varieties of this winter delicacy exist. Some cook it along with ghee, mawa, or condensed milk. Sugar is being used as a sweetener of choice, but again variations exist. 

Earlier we used to cook it with mawa, but once we started making it without ghee or mawa, there was no turning back. Today I am sharing this No Ghee No Mawa Gajar Halwa, which is a recipe learned from my mom and I have been making it for years now

Why no Ghee or Mawa?

No, I am not against Ghee or anything like that. I do add this superfood in all my dishes and my tadka in dals is incomplete without it. But in this No ghee No mawa halwa it is really not needed. Surprised? when the whole Internet is flooded with adding dollops of ghee to the halwa. 

What makes this halwa rich without ghee or mawa?

The richness in this halwa comes from using good quality milk. We need to use full-fat buffalo milk. The fat in the milk helps attain the creaminess required in halwa. Ghee or clarified butter is made from the cream of milk and Mawa or khoa is nothing but reduced milk.  

I agree directly using mawa in gajar halwa reduces the cooking time drastically, but sourcing mawa is not always easy. Especially outside India. Yes, one can make mawa at home, but it takes time. At such times such recipes do wonder and I treasure this No Ghee No mawa Gajar Halwa.

Orange carrots for Mawa Halwa

Typically Gajar Halwa is made using the Red Carrots we get in India. I do not get the red carrots here and I make it with the Orange Salad Carrots available here. Believe me, the halwa tastes amazing and I have not added any drop of food coloring here too.

No Ghee No Mawa Gajar Halwa | Indian Carrot Pudding

No Ghee No Mawa Gajar Halwa is a delicious and traditional Indian sweet or a pudding made using fresh carrots slowly cooked in milk, without ghee or mawa.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Carrot, Sweet, Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 287kcal

Author: Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Equipment

• Heavy Bottom Pan
• Grater or Food Processor
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Knife

Ingredients

• 1 Kg Carrot
• 1000 ml Full Fat Milk Buffalo Milk
• 1 Cup Sugar (1/2 cup more might be needed if you prefer more sweet)
• 1.5 teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 1/2-1/2 Cup Nuts Chopped nuts – Almonds, Cashew, Pistachio
• 1 tablespoon Nuts For garnish

Instructions

Method 1 – Cooking of Carrots and milk

• Bring the milk to boil in a heavy bottom pan, stirring in between.
  1000 ml Full Fat Milk
• Once the milk starts boiling, add in the carrots.
  1 Kg Carrot
• Let this now cook on slow flame stirring frequently.
• We need to cook this until almost all the milk gets evaporated.
• This process might take around 1.5-2 hours depending on the quantity of milk.

Method 2 – Cooking of Carrots and milk

• Bring the milk to boil in a heavy bottom pan, stirring in between.
• Reduce the flame to slow and let the milk reduce to at least half.
• In the mean time in a pan or a microwave cook the carrots .
• If using pan, slowly cook the carrots on slow until they are tender and at least half cooked.
• If using microwave, let the carrots cook on high power for 8-10 minutes until the carrots is a ender and at least half cooked. .
• Stir in between after every 4-5 minutes when using microwave.
• Once the carrots are half done add this to the milk mixture.
• Allow this to cook on slow until the milk gets evaporated.

Remaining Process

• Now add the sugar.
  1 Cup Sugar
• This will make the mixture a little watery again.
• Let it cook again stirring frequently until it is evaporated.
• Switch off and now add the Cardamom powder and nuts.
  1.5 teaspoon Cardamom powder, 1/2-1/2 Cup Nuts
• Yummy and Delicious No Ghee No Mawa Gajar Halwa is ready.
• Garnish with nuts and serve.
  1 tablespoon Nuts
• One can enjoy this cold or hot.
• Many add a teaspoon of ghee when serving hot.

Notes

• Cooking on slow is essential or else you would burn the milk or the carrots.
• Full fat or whole milk is needed to give the necessary creaminess and richness to the dish.

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Nutrition Facts

No Ghee No Mawa Gajar Halwa | Indian Carrot Pudding

Amount Per Serving

Calories 287 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 4g

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 137mg6%

Potassium 659mg19%

Carbohydrates 46g15%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 37g41%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 21093IU422%

Vitamin C 7mg8%

Calcium 209mg21%

Iron 1mg6%

* I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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