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Paneer Gajar Halwa Or Cottage Cheese Carrot Pudding

Sujata Roy
Gajar halwa or carrot pudding with paneer or cottage cheese. Here is a gajar halwa with little change. I have added paneer or cottage cheese in the halwa with khoya or dried milk. And taste is much better. Try it for a change. You will love the taste.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 8 People

Equipment

  • 1 Grater 
  • 1 Wok or Pan
  • 1 s Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gram  Carrot  Grated 
  • 5 Cup  Milk 
  • 1/2 cup Sugar 
  • 1/2 cup Mawa or khoya Crumbled or grated
  • 1/2 cup  Paneer or cottage cheese Crumbled 
  • 1/2 tsp  Cardamom powder
  • 2 tbsp  Cashew nuts Chopped 
  • 2 tbsp  Raisins 
  • 2 tbsp  Almond  shredded 
  • 2-3 tbsp  Ghee or clarified butter
  • Almond and pistachio to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Peel and rinse the carrot. Cut the both ends.
  • Grate in a food processor or manual grater.
  • Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan or nonstick pan or wok.
  • When milk starts to boil add the grated carrot. Stir well.
  • Cook on simmer and stir constantly to avoid burning at the bottom.
  • When the milk about to dried up add sugar. Mix and cook on simmer till the milk evaporated.
  • Now add ghee/clarified butter, khoya or dried milk/milk solid, paneer or cottage cheese, cardamom powder, raisins, sliced almond and sliced cashew nuts. I have used homemade khoya and paneer. Get the recipe here.
  • Mix and cook till the mixture dried up completely. Stir constantly.
  • Your halwa is ready. Garnish with pistachio and peeled almond. You can also garnish with fried cashew nuts and raisins.
  • Serve warm or in room temperature. Or you can serve it with vanilla ice cream.You can keep it in refrigerator for 7 – 8 days. Microwave before serving.

Video

Notes

1. You can add 1 – 2 tablespoon more ghee if you want.
2. Add any dry fruits of your choice.
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