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Sugar Free Low Calorie Gajar Halwa / Diet Gajar Halwa

Sujata Roy
Sugar free low calorie gajar halwa. Normally gajar ka halwa made with full cream milk, lots of ghee or clarified butter, khoya or dried milk and dry fruits. But now enjoy your gajar or carrot halwa without any guilt. Here is an easy recipe of sugar free and low calorie halwa or diet gajar halwa.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 5 People

Equipment

  • Box grater or food processor
  • 1 Heavy bottom wok or pan
  • 1 Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gram Gajar or carrot
  • 3 cup  Toned milk
  • 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp  Deseeded and finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp  Raisins 
  • 2 tbsp  Dry roasted Almond Shredded 
  • 1/3 cup  Khoya or mawa
  • 1 tsp  Ghee or clarified butter Optional 
  • 1/2 tsp  Cardamom powder
  • 1 Cashew nuts and almond To garnish

Instructions
 

  • Wash, peel and grate the carrots. Clean and soak the raisins in little water.
  • Mix milk, chopped dates and grated carrots in a heavy bottom or nonstick pan or wok.
  •  Cook till milk reduces to half. Stir occasionally.
  •  Add raisins and cook till the halwa dried up.
  • Now add ghee, khoya or dried milk, and dry roasted and sliced almonds. Get the recipe of khoya here.You can add 1 – 2 tablespoon or more ghee if you want. I have added only half teaspoon for flavour. Or you can skip ghee of you are on a restricted diet.
  • Fry the mixture well till dried up completely and colour changed. Add cardamom powder and mix well
  • Garnish with almond slices and fried cashew nuts.
  • Serve hot or cold. Or keep in refrigerator for later. You can refrigerate it for 8 -10 days.

Video

Notes

1. You can use full cream milk if you like.
2. Add any dry fruits of your choice.
3. If you don’t have khoya or dried milk, skip it and increase the amount of milk.
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