Easy carrot halwa recipe/pressure cooker gajar ka halwa recipe

Halwas are my all time favorite desserts. I enjoy making different types of halwa at home. But in my opinion carrot halwa and Karachi halwa are the very popular sweets in India. I have already shared carrot halwa recipe which is cooked in kadhai here. Today I'm going to share easy pressure cooker version of carrot halwa which tastes so delicious. So, let's get started.....

Servings : 4 to 5

Ingredients :

Carrots : 500 grams

Cashewnuts and almonds : 10 each (sliced)

Cardamom powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Sugar : 250 to 300 grams or as per your taste

Milk : 500 ml

Condensed milk : 1/2 cup

Ghee : 1/3 cup/75ml

Method :

First peel and grate carrots well and keep a side.

Now heat ghee in a pressure cooker,add nuts and fry until they changes into golden color and take into a plate.

Now add grated carrots and saute for 5 minutes or until raw flavors disappear.

Now add milk and mix it well, put the pressure cooker lid and cook for 2 to 3 whistles and remove from fire.

Now let all the pressure goes out. Remove the lid carefully and put on fire.

Now add sugar and stir constantly until Sugar melts and water gets dry. 

Finally add fried nuts,cardamom powder and condensed milk, pour some ghee on top, stir it for 2 to 3 minutes and remove from fire.

Pictorial :

Grate carrots well

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker add nuts

Fry until they changes into golden and take into a plate

Now add grated carrots

Saute for 5 minutes

Pour milk and mix it well

Put the pressure cooker lid and cook for 2 to 3 whistles

Now let the pressure goes out and carefully remove the lid

There is still some milk, stir it well

Add sugar and cook it well

Add cardamom powder

Stir constantly until water dries

Finally add fried nuts

Saute for few minutes and remove from fire

Serve!!!!!