Gajar Halwa in pressure cooker

When you enter the kitchen and discover loads of carrots, you just know they're waiting to be sacrificed to fulfill the gastronomical lust you have for Gajar (carrot) ka halwa.

The sight of fluorescent red carrots cooked slowly in milk and dry fruits, imbued with all that sweetness is enough for anyone to lose their heart.

• Add 1/4 cup ghee and 500 gms grated carrots in pressure cooker and saute for a couple of minutes.

• Pressure cook the carrots for 1 whistle and turn off the flame.

• In a kadai on medium flame, add 400 ml milk and allow it to boil till the milk is reduced to 3/4th of its quantity.

• Add the grated 150 gms khoya(mawa), 1tbsp elaichi powder, 2tbsps of ghee and 200 gms sugar and cooked carrots into the milk. Continuously stir the milk and carrot mix, till you get a thick gajar halwa.

• Garnish with 1/4 cup of dryfruits (almonds, cashew nuts & pistachios).

• Gajar Halwa is ready.

  Payasam