Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa Recipe – How to make Carrot Halwa with Coconut Milk – Holi Recipes

Carrot Halwa is a very famous and traditional Indian dessert. There are many variations of making carrot halwa like carrot halwa with khoya and condensed milk carrot halwa. This is another variation with coconut milk. I made this halwa a few months back and we loved it a lot. Adding the coconut milk to the classic carrot halwa gives a mild coconut flavor. You can make this halwa for any occasion or festivals like Diwali, Rakha Bandhan, Krishnashtami and Holi.

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Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa Recipe

How to Make Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa Recipe - A Traditional Indian Halwa made with grated carrots, coconut milk, sugar and nuts. Perfect for any occasion or festival.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 2

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

• 2 cups Grated Carrot packed
• 2 cups Coconut Milk
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
• 10 Cashews
• 5 Sliced Almonds or as needed
• Pistachios for garnishing optional

Instructions

• Wash, peel and grate the carrots and measure it. Keep it aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Add and fry the cashews until golden brown color. Take them out of the ghee and set aside.
• Add the sliced almonds to the same pan and fry until golden brown. Keep them aside.
• In the same pan, add the grated carrot and saute until the raw smell disappears or for 5 minutes.
• Keep frying till it shrinks.
• Add the coconut milk and cardamom powder and mix well.
• Cook over a high flame until the coconut milk evaporates. It may take 10 – 15 minutes.
• Add the remaining ghee and sugar and mix well. Reduce the flame to medium.
• Keep stirring till it forms a mass and leaving the sides of the pan.
• When the halwa leaves the sides of the pan, turn off the flame.
• This will thicken more as it cools.
• Add the fried cashews and almonds and mix well.
• Garnish with pistachios and serve.

Coconut Milk Carrot Halwa Recipe with Step by Step Photos:

• Wash, peel and grate the carrots and measure it. Keep it aside.

• Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Add and fry the cashews until golden brown color. Take them out of the ghee and set aside.
• Add the sliced almonds to the same pan and fry until golden brown. Keep them aside.

• In the same pan, add the grated carrot and saute until the raw smell disappears or for 5 minutes.

• Keep frying till it shrinks.

• Add the coconut milk and cardamom powder and mix well.

• Cook over a high flame until the coconut milk evaporates. It may take 10 – 15 minutes.

• Add the remaining ghee and sugar and mix well. Reduce the flame to medium.

• Keep stirring till it forms a mass and leaving the sides of the pan.

• When the halwa leaves the sides of the pan, turn off the flame.
• This will thicken more as it cools.
• Add the fried cashews and almonds and mix well.
• Garnish with pistachios and serve.