Skip to main content

GAJAR KA HALWA..MICROWAVE COOKING



Gajar ka Halwa is a favourite sweet for my whole family and they like it to be prepared in a particular way, carrots should never taste raw, hard or too soft. And here in Chennai we dont regularly get those red carrots.This time when my daughter came, it was her first choice, so I had no choice , but to make, since I was busy with other things in kitchen , I decided to make it in microwave, initially my daughter was quite skeptical, but when she tasted it she said..wow:)

Here is the recipe..easy to do.

Carrots..500 gm

2oo gm khoya

1tbsp. desi ghee

250 ml. full cream milk( standard will also do)

150 gm sugar or little more as per taste.

2 tbsp.finely chopped cashewnuts and almonds

1/2 tsp cardamom powder..optional.

Peel, wash and grate the carrots.
Put the carrots in a microwavable bowl ( I have that small cooker of Milton).add the milk. and put it for 10 minutes in microwave covered.

Take out and check if the carrot is done, if not put it for another 5 minutes.

Then take out and mix khoya thoroughly and put it in the microwave for 7 minutes without covering...By this time it must be dry..if it is not then put for another 3 minutes.

Now add sugar..mix thoroughly, then add the ghee and put it in microwave for another 5 minutes

Your delicious Halwa is ready..garnish it with chopped fruits and cardamon powder before serving.

PS: Take care while taking out the bowl and checking as its very hot

Comments

radha said…
I was planning to make some today, minus the khoa and adding some condensed milk instead. Guess it will not taste the same, but good enough to satisfy the sweet tooth. And I shall use the microwave method. Happy New Year
Renu said…
radha: welcome here !
With condensed milk, the taste is always good, only you need less amount of sugar and more heat.

Tell me your results, then I can add them in this recipe , so that someone can benefit from the suggestion.
Reflections said…
Sounds good and easy enoff to make...but do u think it is as good as the one we make on the stove???

p.s: Will U come over to my blog….I need to give u something!!!
Renu said…
Reflections: its even better than that, believe me, my hubby is very particular about these things, somuch so that I ask him to open a restaurant:), even he liked it.

sure coming over:)
radha said…
The results-
I put in the grated gajjar with a little milk in the microwave for a couple of minutes. Then took it out, stirred it and made a well into which I added the nuts and raisins and back in the microwave. Then the condensed milk, cooked it again.
And though there was no fat, no khoa, believe me it tasted good. I would not serve it to guests, who might compare it with the 'genuine' gajjar halwa. But the family enjoyed it.
Renu said…
radha: I would say serve it to your guests, they might like this healthier version more:)

Even the genuine one..everyone makes it in a different way and my husband never likes it the other way where they cook the carrots in cooker.
Urmi said…
Wish you and your family a very Happy Republic Day.
Gajar ka halwa is my favourite. Looks delicious and tempting.
Renu said…
Babli: Wish you too !

try it this way, quite easy to make.

Popular posts from this blog

BESAN COCONUT BARFI

This Diwali I made besan( gram flour) and coconut Barfi, and everyone loved it, so thought of posting it but i forgot to take the picture, so i am writing the recipe will post the picture next time whenevr i make it. Ingredients..... 2cups gram flour 2cups grated coconut 1 cup khoya (mawa) 2 and half cup sugar 1 and half cup water half cup desi ghee Roast the gram flour with ghee o0n a medium firt and then low heat....when it starts leaving the sides take it off. Roast the coconut a little and keep it aside Roast the khoya a little on a very low heat and keep it aside. Now in a pan take sugar and water and make syrup of 3-4 consistency....to chk it take alittle(be caustious as its very hot) betweween your fore finger and thumb and seee that while stretching how many threads you see..its a thick consistency....then put all the things and take it off the heat and mix quickly thoroughly..... and shift it to a greased plate....and let it cool Then cut into the pieces.

NAMKEEN DALIA

This is a very healthy breakfast for me and I like it also, almost no oil is used and it has lots of vegetables. and not much cooking even. Ingredients:----- 1cup broken wheat 250 gm cabbage..julienned 1small capsicum..julienned 1 carrot grated 1 tsp. oil 1tsp. mustard seeds. 1/2 tsp. turmeric 1/2 tsp salt or as you like it 1/2 lemon 2 tbsp. roasted peanuts. Green chilli (optional) coriander leaves..finely chopped for garnishing. Dry roast the broken wheat, till it is golden. In a pan put oil, and when it is hot add mustard seeds. When they start spluttering add all the vegetables. saute them for 5-8 minutes, till they get shiny or loose water. Keep them aside. Now cook the broken wheat with 2 cup water, turmeric and salt, slow the fire and cook till all the water is absorbed. Mix the vegetables in this. Now while serving spread some peanuts and then sprinkle lemon. TIPS:.....even you can roast the wheat in microwave also, you will have to stir it once or twice. Some people add tomatoe

THE PIANO

Last weekend we tried Savera hotel on RKSalai road.There they had buffet in their Piano restaurant. I just loved the food here, their most of the preparations are very good. We started with mango drink,thye had one strawberry and one punch too. we tried the first one, but it was too sweet. For the starters they had..paapdi chaat,samosa, kachori, gobhi manchuria, and pakoras, golguppas. In the  main course there was..two varieites of aloo.both yummy,and paneer bhujai, beans,3types of south Indian curries, curd rice, three varieties of pulao..all very tasty, and noodles with 6-7 varieties of salad including choley also..rice varieties were very good and so were the naans. for the desserts there were 5-6 baked varieties and few were really good, three types of icecreams with toppings, then, moong daal pyasam, almond gulabjamun and carrot mysore pak..these two were awesome, I really hogged them and then some fruits. All in all a very good buffet and price is also reasonable...730/