7 Gajar Halwas Delicious Enough To Take To Space

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, bound for the International Space Station June 10, packed Gajjar Halwa to savour spoonful by spoonful among the stars. 

 

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Now for more down to earth matters... Do you know how to make Gajar Halwa. Here's help...

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Lal Gajar Ka Halwa

Juicy red desi carrots are slowly simmered in creamy full-fat milk in this classic recipe. It is flavoured with cardamom, and topped with ghee, roasted almonds and raisins.

Please find the recipe here: Lal Gajar Ka Halwa

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Gajar Halwa With Brown Sugar

Bethica Das sweetens her carrot halwa with brown sugar and, unusually, enrichens it with crumbled milk pedas. She also adds a sprinkling of rose water.

Please find the recipe here: Gajar Halwa With Brown Sugar

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Black Carrot Halwa

Winter is the season for white and black carrots. They make for a more earthy-tasting Gajar Halwa discovered Zelda Pande.

Please find the recipe here: Black Carrot Halwa

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Gajar Ka Halwa With Motichoor Ice Cream & Ghevar

Looking at this creation, you’d never guess it’s Gajar Halwa! Chef Sandeep Rane reimagines the standard dessert by pairing it with a luscious ice cream of motichoor ice cream and ghevar. Totally decadent.

Please find the recipe here: Gajar Ka Halwa With Motichoor Ice Cream & Ghevar

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Mawa Gajar Halwa

Mawa or khoya is produced when heavy cream milk is slowly boiled down till it is a thick paste The backbone of Maharaj Bhanwar Singh's classic recipe is not milk but simply mawa. And 2 tbsp ghee. 

Please find the recipe here: Gajar Halwa

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No Khoya Gajar Ka Halwa

Sangita Agrawal makes halwa without condensed milk or khoya. Raisins, almonds, cashews give the halwa its additional taste and crunch.

Please find the recipe here: No Khoya Gajar Ka Halwa

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Gulab Halwa

Amarendra Mulye, who calls himself an 'experimental cook', gave his Gajar Halwa a rebirth using carmelised rose petals and beetroot.

Please find the recipe here: Gulab Halwa

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