Gajar ka halwa recipe in pressure cooker!! This is a quick version of making carrot halwa. It is made from grated carrots, milk, milk powder, and sugar.
Gajar ka halwa is the popular Indian dessert recipe that I think everyone likes it. Today I am sharing the instant gajar ka halwa.
During Diwali festival, we are busy with many stuff like cleaning and decorating the house, shopping, etc. If you are a working woman or a mom, you will go short on time. So I thought of sharing a quick and easy dessert recipe that you can make in a jiffy. And enjoy it as a dessert after your meal and your family will be happy.
The traditional gajar ka halwa takes about 2-3 hours or more (depending on the quantity you are making) to make. While this pressure cooker carrot halwa only takes 15 minutes to cook. A really big time saver.
In the traditional method, carrots are simmered with milk for hours. Hence milk is evaporated and the milk solids are left in halwa. This makes the halwa rich. To achieve the same result, we are adding milk powder in the halwa.
I would recommend adding full-fat milk powder to get the best result in terms of taste and texture. But if it is not available then you can go for nonfat milk powder.
There are other three methods of making carrot halwa on the blog
1) (Traditional) Gajar halwa
2) Gajar ka halwa with condensed milk
3) Instant pot carrot halwa
Recently I have also shared the carrot burfi recipe as well.
How to make gajar ka halwa in pressure cooker?
1) Wash the carrots well. Scrub them well or if needed peel them. Now grate them using a box grater.
2) Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker on medium heat. Once hot fry the cashews and raisins till cashews are golden brown and raisins are plumped up. Drain and remove them in a separate bowl and keep it aside.
3) In the remaining ghee, add grated carrots.
4) Saute for 2-3 minutes.
5) Then add milk and mix well. Yes, it looks there is not enough liquid but it is perfectly fine.
6) Cover the cooker with lid, put the weight on. And cook for 1 whistle on medium heat.
7) Then let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid.
8) You can see, it does not stick to the bottom even though there was not enough liquid.
9) Now again turn the heat on medium. Add milk powder.
10) Mix well and cook for a minute.
11) Now add sugar and mix.
12) As sugar melts, it becomes liquidy.
13) Let it cook for 5-6 minutes or till the all the moisture evaporates and it becomes halwa consistency.
14) Now add cardamom powder and fried cashews and raisins.
15) Mix well.
16) Halwa is ready to serve. Remove it to a serving plate or bowl.
You can serve the gajar ka halwa warm or chilled or at room temperature.
Serving suggestion: Serve gajar halwa as a dessert after/with your lunch or dinner. For fancy serving or to impress your guest, serve warm halwa with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
Check out other halwa recipes
Dudhi halwa // Pumpkin halwa // Papaya halwa // Badam halwa
Gajar Ka Halwa in Pressure Cooker (Instant Carrot Halwa)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Ghee (Clarified butter)
- 1 tablespoons Cashew nuts
- 1 tablespoons Raisins
- 4 cups Carrot grated
- ½ cup Milk
- ½ cup Full fat milk powder (aka mawa powder) or khoya
- ½ cup Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash the carrots well. Scrub them well or if needed peel them.
- Now grate them using box grater.
Making gajar ka halwa recipe:
- Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker on medium heat.
- Once hot fry the cashews and raisins till cashews are golden brown and raisins are plumped up. Drain and remove them in a separate bowl and keep it aside.
- In the remaining ghee, add grated carrots. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Then add milk and mix well.
- Cover the cooker with lid, put the weight on. And cook for 1 whistle on medium heat.
- Then let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid.
- Now again turn the heat on medium.
- Add milk powder. Mix well and cook for a minute.
- Now add sugar and mix.
- As sugar melts, it becomes liquidy. Let it cook for 5-6 minutes or till the all the moisture evaporates and it becomes halwa consistency.
- Now add cardamom powder and fried cashews and raisins. Mix well.
Candid Opinions
Turned out excellent ! Thank you Kanan 🙂
Kanan
good to know.
vimaljit dua
Quantity of ghee not given in the gajar halwa recipe
Kanan
its 1 tablespoon of ghee.
Thank you for pointing out the error. I have updated the recipe