Heavenly Carrot pudding (Gajar ka halwa)

 Dairy free,️  Oil free,️  Sugar free️ and  Gut friendly

Ingredients

  • 8 pc Medium size organic carrots
  • 6-8 pc Soaked majdool dates
  • 12-15 pc Soaked cashew
  • 1 tbsp Cardamom powder 
  • 10-12 pc Raisins
  • A Pinch of Himalayan  salt
Garnishing
  • 4-5 pc Roasted & silvered almonds

Instructions

Night before
  • Overnight soak the dates. Wash them 2-3 times and add fresh water (small quantity).
  • *We will use this water to blend the dates to make the paste.
  • Soak the cashew after washing them.
Morning
  • Wash the raisins well and keep aside with few drops of water.
  • Fine grate the carrots WITH THE SKIN and keep aside. (If not using organic then remove the skin.)
  • Make the cardamom powder.
Date paste
  • Deseed the dates and blend with the soaking water, add more if required.
  • Blend un till you get thick creamy paste.
Cashew cream
  • Wash the soaked cashews and blend with small amount of water.
  • Blend un till you get the creamy smooth cream.
Cooking
  • Heat a sauce pan at slow flame, add the grated carrots to it. Cover the pan with a lid.
  • Let it cook in its own water, keep on checking after few minutes and change the side with spatula.
  • This is a simple way to cook without adding oil, while retaining the important nutrients, color and flavor.
  • Once it looks shrink & cooked, add all the date paste (3-4tbs),cashew cream and rest of the ingredient.
  • Mix well and cook for 5 more minutes. Test the sweetness and switch off the heat once it look dry and ready to serve.
  • Garnish with silvered almonds.