Khajoor Gajar Halwa | Dates and carrot pudding
Low-sugar gajar halwa recipe with dates in place of sugar. Dates are a great natural substitute for sugar in traditional Indian dessert recipes. Here I have used both dates and sugar, but you can just increase the number of dates to make sugar-free gajar halwa.
Servings: 4
Calories: 227kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 8-10 cashew nuts
- 3 cups carrots ,washed, peeled & grated
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 cups full-fat milk
- ¾ cup dates ,de-seeded and chopped
- 8-10 golden raisins
- 2 tsp green cardamom powder
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a kadhai or thick bottomed pan. Add cashew nuts and lightly roast them for a minute or two.
- Remove the cashew nuts and keep aside.
- In the same pot, add the grated carrots and sugar. Mix well and cook for about 5 mins.
- Add milk and continue to cook on medium flame for another 15 mins till there is a boil in the milk and the milk starts to reduce.
- Add dates, raisins, cardamom powder and mix. Cook for another 10 minutes with occasional stirring until all the milk has evaporated and the carrot halwa is thick.
- Serve hot or cold.
Notes
- Traditionally full-fat milk and ghee are used in the recipe, but for a low-calorie halwa, you can skip the ghee and use low-fat milk. .
- Gajar ka halwa can be stored for up to a week in the refrigerator. Make a big batch and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 35.7g | Protein: 5.2g | Fat: 7.8g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Fiber: 3.3g | Sugar: 22.8g