The favourite Gajar Halwa aka Carrot Halwa, made in an Immediate Pot…

Keep in mind that I discussed in regards to the first submit I wished to do in 2025 on this rooster biriyani submit? Properly, it was meant to be this Immediate Pot Gajar Ka Halwa. After an extended break, I wished to begin off with one thing candy, however nothing went my method, Ramadan got here in shortly and I ended up doing the biriyani submit. 😀 I had began that submit by writing down the place I had been over the previous few months – ranging from quitting work in September final 12 months after hardly working for 10 months (hmm… I actually don’t wish to dwell round it… :D), to then planning a women solely Umrah journey with two mates of mine in November, which was completely superb SubhanAllah. It went method higher than we had anticipated. After that, we undertook a drive to Qatar in the course of the Nationwide Day holidays in December, simply me, my bestie and my two women. After doing Salalah in 2023 July, the Qatar journey was a cakewalk – a drive with no hiccups and a really enjoyable journey. The capital of Qatar, regardless that magnificent, has this very gradual tempo that we completely beloved.

Then finish of December, I needed to go dwelling to attend two weddings on HD’s facet. I couldn’t take the women alongside due to their college schedules. HD joined in later in January for the second marriage ceremony, so I had a great 26 days of a number of consuming, working round, dressing up and customarily simply smiling. Then, with the blink of a watch, Ramadan got here and went. It was simply too quick, so did Eid vanish. Final week, we went on a household Umrah journey, that I used to be actually craving for and Alhamdulillah, I’m so grateful to the Almighty for making it occur in essentially the most lovely method. It is part of my lovely reminiscences that I’ll cherish for all times. 🙂 I’m so wanting ahead to the remainder of the 12 months, and sincerely hoping to make it top-of-the-line years in some ways, Bi’iznillah…

After getting the Nutripot, the primary dish I cooked was the kichadi, and fortunately it turned out properly. So then my subsequent plan was to attempt my favourite dessert Gajar ka Halwa – simply that on the weblog, the rooster biriyani got here working to take the primary place. 😉 I’m not a fan of uncooked carrots however I find it irresistible in my umma’s cake model and as halwa. I’ve already shared many variations together with this stress cooker model, which is my favourite method of cooking it. Immediate Pot is a glamourized stress cooker with buttons on it and with completely no noise. 😀 Every time I prepare dinner one thing, I’m continually wanting into it to see whether it is really working. As an Indian who owns so many stress cookers, I’ve to coach my mind that stress cooking could be a silent course of. 😉

OK, so coming again to the halwa, I used to be simply noticing that in my first submit, Rasha had grated the carrots and she or he was tiny. This time as properly, she repeated the method. She by no means says no to peeling and grating carrots, I’m not certain whether it is out of liking the exercise or having no vitality to say “no”. Hehe… The Immediate Pot works identical to a stress cooker, so first we put it “Sauté” setup after which stress prepare dinner on excessive, earlier than we sauté the halwa once more until it dries up. I saved the timer for the stress cooker at 5 minutes and pure launch to overcook the carrots actually, however for those who don’t need that, you possibly can preserve it for 3 or 4 minutes and let the stress go as quickly as it’s completed. Sauté until the halwa dries up and it is able to be loved. As a lot as I really like this halwa, the one subject is that it actually shrinks to half as soon as cooked and makes us really feel that there’s hardly something to eat. Hehe… Off to the recipe…

Immediate Pot Gajar Ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Components

• 750 gm carrots pink ones is finest
• 2 cups full fats milk
• 1/2 can condensed milk
• 1/4 cup milk powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1-2 tbsp ghee
• Handful nuts and raisins

Directions

• Peel the carrot and grate them both manually or with a processor.

• Change on the Immediate Pot, placed on Saute mode.

• Add the ghee. As soon as it heats, fry the nuts briefly.

• Add within the carrots and saute for five minutes, tossing it gently.

• As soon as the carrots change shade, add within the remaining substances, give it a great combine.

• Change off the Saute mode and swap on Stress Prepare dinner mode. Shut the lid, ensure that the stress lid is shut and set the timer to five minutes.

• As soon as the pot is completed, go away the stress to go by itself.

• As soon as stress is gone, open the lid, swap on the Saute mode and prepare dinner the halwa until the liquid is gone. Be certain to maintain sauteing with a view to keep away from sticking to the underside.

• Change off and luxuriate in – sizzling or chilly.

Notes

If you need a extra crunchy halwa, then prepare dinner on excessive stress for two minutes, and preserve the stress for 5 minutes. Then launch the stress, saute until the halwa is dried.