Monday, June 21, 2010

Carrot and Orange Halwa

Tried and tasted by Nivedita 
Hi All,
I think today we can celebrate "Halwa Day"!!! There are 5 recipes in FB from my blogger friends in one day!!! Here is mine too!!

Actually, I was thinking to do something different with carrot as I wanted to participate in PJ's on going event. Even though I have few recipes in my draft, they are usual ones and are spicy foods.I thought of making some sweet with Carrot and could not think anything else other than this Halwa. But Carrot halwa is a very common sweet. There are many methods to make a simple carrot halwa. And I thought of giving it a twist by adding Orange to it. 
First, I was not sure how it will come out!!! As I never cooked orange directly on heat! I started with little hesitation.
I thought of the ingredients : the normal things which we use for other halwas.
And here it is :
Carrot - 1 big
Washed, peeled, cubed and put into a blender to take the juice. Seive the juice and keep the pulp aside.My juicer is under repair, so these many steps I followed. You can make the juice using juicer.
Carrot pulp - which remained after the juice is sieved.
Orange - 1 big, Take out the juice.
Now measure the juices.
I got half cup juice from both.
Sugar - 1/4 cup or little more if Orange is sour. 
Ghee - 1 tsp
Crushed Almonds and cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
Cornflour - 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp as per the texture of halwa
Salt a pinch
Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
ACTUALLY I WANTED TO USE ONLY JUICE AND MORE CORNFLOUR. BUT THEN I THOUGHT WHY TO WASTE THE CARROT PULP OR EXTRACT. May be next time I will try only with juice and cornflour and check.
Now, Mix both the juices and pour in a thick bottomed kadai on a heat. When it starts boiling add sugar and carrot extract. Stir and allow it to boil till it thickens. It may take 15 minutes. Now add cornflour and salt. Add cinnamon powder and Crushed dry fruits. Cook till it starts leaving its sides. Transfer it in to a greased plate and allow it set. 

                               
Carrot and Orange Halwa it ready to eat! Have it hot or chilled!!
Sending this to PJ's ongoing event "Vegetable Marathon"

                                                  
Sending it to 
                                                     
Keep Smiling,

18 comments:

Nithu Bala said...

Nive, very tempting click..have never tried carrot halwa this way..thanks for sharing..

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

This sounds interesting and thanks for sharing

Padma said...

Nice color of the halwa and looks yummy Nivedita. Nice to see your halwa today :)

Padmajha said...

What an innovative dish!!Looks yum,thanks for sending it to the event...

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

adding orange gives tht lovley color to simple carrot halwa..treat to the eyes...looks wonderful

Rachana said...

Carrot and orange halwa sounds interesting. Looks lovely too :-)

Sarah Naveen said...

nice click...looks so delicious...

Priya said...

very interesting ad innovative .. just curious ...why r the first and last halwa pic so different ....awesome pic though!!

kitchen queen said...

An innovative combo and looks delicious and yummy.

Ms.Chitchat said...

very nice looking halwa,interesting combo.

Indian Cuisine Blogroll said...

Good that carrot extract is not thrown out..I like the orange twist..looks delicious

Priya Suresh said...

Very unique and droolworthy halwa, thanks for sharing..

Kiran said...

Carrot and orange halwa looks delicious.

Soma Pradhan said...

this is new halwa to be counted on

suma said...

This is very innovative Nithu!!

Nivedita Thadani said...

Hi All,
Thank you so much for these lovely comments! That keeps me going on.
@ Priya : In first photo I have filled the halwa in tiny glass bowls and kept it upside down! :-) and in second one, I removed the halwa and decorated it on a plate!!!
And I was not going to throw the carrot extract but was planning to make one more sweet or salad with curds.

Deepa said...

hey what a different and a lovely combo..looks so delicious..very unusual.

Sushma Mallya said...

Loved the new looks your blog nivedita,looks very bright & beautiful now...and thats a nice variation of the usual carrot halwa by adding orange too...great combo..must be really yummy

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