Gajar Halwa (Glazed Carrot Fudge)
Updated Sept. 20, 2022
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2tablespoons sweet butter, plus about 1 tablespoon for greasing the bowl
- 3cups grated carrots, lightly packed (about 1 pound whole carrots)
- 2cups light cream or half-and-half
- ½teaspoon red food coloring (optional)
- ¼cup sugar
- 1teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½cup raisins
- 2tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts
- ½cup slivered almonds
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
450 calories; 36 grams fat; 19 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 12 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 30 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 23 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 83 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Butter a shallow 1½-cup bowl and set aside. In a 2½-quart microwave-proof dish, combine the carrots, cream and coloring, if desired. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt microwave carousel oven for 25 minutes, or until the cream reduces to a thick sauce and coats the carrot shreds. Stir 3 times during the cooking time.
- Step 2
Remove from the oven, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, the sugar, cardamom, raisins, pistachios and ¼ cup of the almonds. Mix well. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the mixture is the consistency of tapioca pudding and there is no longer any bubbling liquid. Stir once during the cooking time. Remove from the oven.
- Step 3
Transfer the fudge into the buttered bowl and pack it in evenly. Place a serving plate upside down over the bowl. Holding both the plate and bowl securely, invert the bowl over the plate so that the fudge slides onto the plate. Decorate the fudge with the remaining almonds and serve.
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We never add food coloring to carrot halva in India. Please don’t.
This recipe doesn't say how finely the carrots should be grated. I used the smaller holes on one side of my box grater and this seemed too delicate and fell apart. Should one use coarser grating? I'd also say to double the pistachios and reduce the raisins to 1/3 cup. There were too many raisins.
Before I make this I need to be enlightened: Step 1 calls for cooking at 100% in a 650 - 700 watt microwave oven. I can do this in my 1100 watt oven by adjusting the power level. Step 2 calls for cooking for 5 to 7 minutes at 100%. Is this still in a 650 - 700 watt microwave oven and therefore, in my 1100 watt i need to continue to adjust the power level? I realize this recipe is at least four years old, but microwave ovens have changed and I want to make sure I'm adjusting properly.
Before I make this I need to be enlightened: Step 1 calls for cooking at 100% in a 650 - 700 watt microwave oven. I can do this in my 1100 watt oven by adjusting the power level. Step 2 calls for cooking for 5 to 7 minutes at 100%. Is this still in a 650 - 700 watt microwave oven and therefore, in my 1100 watt i need to continue to adjust the power level? I realize this recipe is at least four years old, but microwave ovens have changed and I want to make sure I'm adjusting properly.
Use a Cuisinart to grate the carrots. Also, are the pistachios salted or not?
We never add food coloring to carrot halva in India. Please don’t.