Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa
Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, pumpkin and carrot halwa. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

This Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa was a part of a dinner party menu for friends this weekend. It's pumpkin season in many parts of the world, and I thought why not share more pumpkin recipe ideas on my blog. While Gajar halwa or carrot halwa is the more popular of the halwas, I like this mix of.

Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pumpkin and carrot halwa using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa:
  1. Make ready 2 Tbsp ghee
  2. Take 3 medium carrots
  3. Make ready 500 g yellow pumpkin
  4. Take 300 ml whole milk
  5. Take 150 g khoya (I use Milky Mist brand khoya. If you have no access to khoya, try preparing with the addition of half a cup of milk powder.)
  6. Make ready 1/2 cup sugar
  7. Get few strands saffron
  8. Take 4 green cardamom pods (seeds removed and powdered)
  9. Prepare ****
  10. Take For Garnish:
  11. Take 1 Tbsp ghee
  12. Get 10-12 cashew nuts
  13. Make ready 12-15 raisins

Pumpkin halwa or kaddu ka halwa is usually prepared during festivals or the season when pumpkins are flooded in the market. This pumpkin halwa or kaddu ka halwa is simple to make. Pumpkin or kaddu as we call in hindi, is a veggie that we often use during the Navratri fasting period. another recipe from pumpkin which was mil This is a Very very easy recipe of pumpkin halwa and the credit goes to my mil. The whole halwa is made in the pressure cooker, saving time and energy.

Steps to make Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa:
  1. Peel the carrots. Scoop out the seeds and membranes from the pumpkin and peel it. Using a food processor or a manual grater, grate or finely chop the pumpkin and carrot.
  2. Use a heavy bottomed pressure pan to prepare the halwa. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in pressure pan. Add the grated pumpkin and carrot. Saute on medium flame for 5 minutes. (A pressure pan is nothing but a wider, shorter, pressure cooker, used to cook curries / dals / vegetables very quickly)
  3. Add the milk, give it a stir. Cover the pressure pan with its lid, along with the whistle. Cook for 3 whistles and on sim for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame and allow the pressure pan to cool.
  4. Open when cool. Add the grated khoya and sugar, along with saffron strands dissolved in 1 tsp milk. On a low flame, allow to simmer until most of the milk has solidified and halva is dry. At this stage add the powdered green cardamom seeds, stir well to mix. Remove this into a bowl.
  5. In a small saucepan, heat 1 tbsp ghee. Fry the cashewnuts until golden brown, drain and keep aside. Fry the raisins until puffed up. Transfer both the cashews and raisins over the Halwa.
  6. Serve chilled or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or as a filling in tartlets.

Coconut Pumpkin Halwa, also called as Kaddu ka Halwa is an Indian pumpkin dessert made with pumpkin, sugar, ghee, coconut and nuts. Some popular ones are Whole Wheat Halwa, Semolina Halwa, Lauki ka Halwa, Chickpea flour Halwa, Almond Halwa and my favorite Carrot Halwa. Pumpkin is popularly known as Kaddu in India. Kaddu Halwa is simple to make and the fact that making a unique dessert takes time doesn't really apply to Pumpkin Ka Winter Special. Dry Fruits, Kaju, Kishmish, Milk, Ghee, Carrot.

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