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Halva recipe (carrot and cardamom pudding)
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Halva recipe (carrot and cardamom pudding)

7 ingredients 30 min + 30 min 6 people openrecipes

'Gajar halva' is a traditional Indian carrot and cardamom pudding, made from milk, ghee, carrots, sugar, cardamom and pistachios.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

639
Calories
23g
Protein
41g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Milk Powder 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Ghee not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 240 ghee (or clarified butter)
  • g medium carrots (approximately 1.15kg), finely grated
  • 10 whole milk
  • 500 granulated sugar
  • ml dried milk powder
  • 300 teaspoon cardamom seeds, coarsely ground or crushed
  • g pistachios, roughly chopped, to finish (optional)

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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