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Gajorer halwa: a sweet pudding made with carrots, milk, and dried fruits

Gajorer halwa: a sweet pudding made with carrots, milk, and dried fruits

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A traditional Bengali winter dessert: grated carrots cooked in ghee, simmered in milk reduced with sugar, khoya (a type of milk-based sweetener), cardamom…

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Recipe from Nettime Sujata, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In winter, carrots are one of the most abundant vegetables, and few people don’t enjoy their halwa: a sweet dish made by slowly cooking them in milk, enriched with khoya (a type of milk-based sweetener) and dried fruits, which is best enjoyed fresh.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total3 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$9.39 $1.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.72
  • $0.92
  • $3.70
  • $3.52
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the carrots, or grate them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Boil the milk in a saucepan and let it reduce slightly, then remove it from the heat.
  3. In a separate saucepan, lightly brown the carrots in the ghee to remove their raw flavor.
  4. Gradually pour the milk over the carrots, stirring constantly over low heat. If the heat is too high, the mixture will stick to the bottom of the pan.
  5. When the carrots are tender, add the sugar and some of the dried fruits, and taste to adjust. ≈ 2 min
  6. Once the mixture has thickened sufficiently, add the khoya and cardamom.
  7. Remove from the heat when the halwa is thick and slightly golden; you can drizzle it with a little ghee. ≈ 3 min
  8. Let it cool for at least 2 hours, at room temperature or in the refrigerator, then sprinkle with the remaining dried fruits before serving.

The bill

Gajorer halwa: a sweet pudding made with carrots, milk, and dried fruits

  • 500 g of carrots$0.72
  • 1 liter of whole milk$0.92
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of ghee$3.70
  • 1 cup of chopped dried fruits (almonds, pistachios, cashews, grapes)$3.52
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom$0.53

Total$9.39

that's $1.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of carrots
  • 1 liter of whole milk
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of ghee
  • sugar, to your liking
  • 200 g of khoya (reduced milk)
  • 1 cup of chopped dried fruits (almonds, pistachios, cashews, grapes)
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom

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