Flourless Carrot Cake ~ Gajar Ka Halva

Cardamon Pods Opened And Seeds Stripped Ingredients Measured The Cooking Mixture After Milk Is Added

Flourless Carrot Cake or Gajar Ka Halva

When you start this recipe, you must not stop the process until the recipe is completed. I reduced the original recipe to yield six servings. The original recipe said to turn out the finished dessert onto a baking sheet. I chose to use ramekins which I served to company as dessert for dinner last evening.  Serves six large servings or  8 average servings.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds carrots, peeled and coarsely shredded

2 cups milk

6 Tablespoons butter ( I used 3 T.) 

3/4 cup sugar 

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

7 or 8 cardamon pod seeds,chopped

1/4 cup coconut powder

Garnish :

12 cashew nuts, split

Directions:

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Place the coarsely shredded carrots in pan and continuously stir until the moisture is evaporated. As you stir, check the pan bottom for liquid content. 

Add the milk and continue to stir until the milk is evaporated.

 Add the butter and continue to stir as the mixture will start to stick to the pan. Reduce the heat. 

When the butter is melted and absorbed quickly add the sugar. The sugar will cause liquid to be extracted. Continue to stir until the liquid is absorbed. 

When the liquid is absorbed add the coconut powder, cinnamon, and chopped cardamon seeds and stir tblend. Turn out on baking sheet or into ramekins.  Garnish with split cashew halves.