Carrot Halwa or Gajar Ka Halwa with milkmaid or sweetened condensed milk. Here is a simple, easy and quick gajar ka halwa recipe without khoya using Instant pot and pressure cooker method. Carefully tailored for you without compromising on its taste, texture and colour. Let’s see how to make gajar ka halwa recipe step by step.
Season’s last red carrots and I am yearning for some halwa treat again. I know, in earlier traditional method carrot halwa post, I have mentioned the slow cooked version as my personal favourite. Truly speaking, I am short of time so much so that I do not have the patience to slow cook the gajar halwa.
This recipe is a saviour whenever you have guest arriving at home. The method indeed reduces 30 minutes for your time from the traditional method.
Another super important point of this recipe is that you do not need Khoya or mawa. In most of the region of the around the globe, khoya is not available easily. So, this recipe gajar ka halwa without khoya is always a winner.
This Indian Carrot Halwa is
Easy and Simple
Do not require Mawa or Khoya
You can easily make it in an Instant Pot or Pressure cooker
Time saviour
You can use juicy orange carrots as well as red Delhi Carrots
Tastes as good as the slow cooked traditional gajar halwa
You can freeze the halwa in clean airtight container or clean ziplock for good 6 months and 2 weeks in refrigerator.
Important Tips to make Best Carrot Halwa
- Never cut down on ghee, it imparts rich flavour to the halwa
2. Always sauté the carrots in ghee first, the more you sauté carrots in ghee, the better is the taste
3. Saffron is optional but, you add it for more richer aroma and taste.
4. Use full fat milk only
So, folks without wasting much time let’s head on to make gajar ka halwa using milkmaid or condensed milk
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→ Here is the link of how to make traditional slow cooked Gajar ka halwa recipe
How to make Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe with Milkmaid in Pressure Cooker – Step by Step
First, heat ghee in pressure cooker. (photo 1)
Then add grated carrot and sauté on high for 4-5 minutes or until carrot softens. (photo2)
Add milk and bring it a boil. Add saffron, mix and pressure cook for 1 whistle and on low for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the gas and allow the pressure to release naturally (photo 3 and 4)
Then add, milkmaid or condensed milk, cashew nuts, raisins, cardamom powder and mix. Sauté the halwa on high for 7-8 minutes stirring continuously to avoid burning. All the liquid should be dried up (photo 5)
Gajar ka halwa is ready to serve. Dish out and serve warm as it is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (photo 6)
How to make Instant Pot Carrot Halwa Recipe – Step by Step
To begin with, press the Sauté mode. Once the IP displays ‘Hot’, add ghee to heat.
Then, add grated carrots and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Carrot will start to soften
Add milk and saffron, mix.
Cover the pot with lid with pressure valve in sealing position. Cancel sauté mode and press manual/pressure cooker button and set the timer to 4 minutes
Once the IP beeps, let the pressure reales naturally for 3-4 minutes and then do quick release manually by moving valve from sealing to venting position.
Open the pot, press sauté button again. Now add condensed milk, cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder, stir.
Continue to stir for 8-10 minutes until all the liquid is dried up. Stirring is important as to avoid the halwa getting stuck at the bottom of the pot. Instant pot gajar ka halwa is ready to serve. Dish out and serve warm or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Carrot Halwa or Gajar Ka Halwa with Condensed milk or Milkmaid
Ingredients
- 1 kg Carrots grated
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 Tin Condensed Milk
- 12-15 Cashew nuts
- 120 g Ghee
- 2 tsp Cardamom powder
Optional
- Raisins
- A pinch of saffron
Instructions
How to make gajar ka halwa in pressure Cooker
- First, heat ghee in pressure cooker.
- Then add grated carrot and sauté on high for 4-5 minutes or until carrot softens.
- Add milk and bring it a boil. Add saffron, mix and pressure cook for 1 whistle and on low for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the gas and allow the pressure to release naturally
- Then add, milkmaid or condensed milk, cashew nuts, raisins, cardamom powder and mix. Sauté the halwa on high for 7-8 minutes stirring continuously to avoid burning. All the liquid should be dried up
- Gajar ka halwa is ready to serve. Dish out and serve warm as it is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
How to make Instant Pot carrot halwa recipe
- To begin with, press the Sauté mode. Once the IP displays 'Hot', add ghee to heat.
- Then, add grated carrots and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Carrot will start to soften
- Add milk and saffron, mix.
- Cover the pot with lid with pressure valve in sealing position. Cancel sauté mode and press manual/pressure cooker button and set the timer to 4 minutes
- Once the IP beeps, let the pressure reales naturally for 3-4 minutes and then do quick release manually by moving valve from sealing to venting position.
- Open the pot, press sauté button again. Now add condensed milk, cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder, stir.
- Continue to stir for 8-10 minutes until all the liquid is dried up. Stirring is important as to avoid the halwa getting stuck at the bottom of the potInstant pot gajar ka halwa is ready to serve. Dish out and serve warm or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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