Paneer Gajar Halwa Or Cottage Cheese Carrot Pudding
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.
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.
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Notes
1. You can add 1 – 2 tablespoon more ghee if you want.
2. Add any dry fruits of your choice.