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Indian Gajjar Halwa à la Leckerschmiede

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 150 g carrot(s)
  • 15 g ghee
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 100 ml milk, hot
  • 1 cardamom pod(s), green
  • 1 tbsp rose water
  • 1 tbsp semolina (soft wheat semolina)
  • 50 g cranberries, dried
  • 50 g chopped pistachios

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Indian carrot cream or carrot pudding

Crush the cardamom pods, add them to the milk, and let them steep for about 10 minutes. Peel the carrots and finely grate them. Heat the ghee (or clarified butter if needed) in a saucepan. Add the carrots and sauté lightly. Add the sugar, cranberries, strained cardamom milk, rose water, and semolina; mix well. Simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. Pour into two jars and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour. Turn out and sprinkle with the pistachios.

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Written by John Myers

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