Instant Pot Gajar Halwa - Indian Carrot Halwa Vegan Dairyfree Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
42 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
225 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Indian, Vegan, gluten-free
Instant Pot Gajar Halwa - Indian Carrot Halwa Vegan Dairyfree Recipe
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Instant Pot Gajar Halwa / Gajrela - Vegan Carrot Halwa Recipe. Carrot Halwa is an Indian dessert, a flourless Carrot Cake Crumble/pudding that is spiced with cardamom and served during festivals. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Dairyfree Recipe.
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegan butter or oil
- 3 tbsp cashews
- 3 tbsp dates or raisins, or currants, chopped
- 2.5 cups carrot rainbow carrots or red or a combination of purple and red, shredded
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 1/8 to 1/4 tsp salt use 1/4 tsp if using oil instead of vegan butter
- 1/4 cup almond flour or almond meal
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk use 1/2 cup if your carrots are not very moist, such as almond or soy
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- pistachios or cashews, for garnish
Instructions
- Put the Instant pot on Saute (Stove top pressure cooker over medium heat). Add vegan butter or oil.
- Add cashews and cook until golden. Stir occasionally. About 2 minutes. Add dates/raisins and cook for a few seconds.
- Add carrots, sugar, salt and almond flour/ meal and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minute. Add non dairy milk and mix in.
- Close the lid. Pressure cook for 6 to 7 minutes pressure cook/manual button, hi in Instant pot. (3 mins over medium heat in stove top pressure cooker). Let the pressure release naturally. Open the lid, Mix in the cardamom. Taste and adjust sweet if needed.
- Put the pot on Saute and cook the mixture for 4 to 7 mins to roast it well and to dry out the liquid. Stir well frequently to avoid sticking. At this point you can add another 2 tsp vegan butter (This helps with the texture)and mix in. Once the mixture starts to stick and is dry-ish, press cancel and let it sit. The pot will be hot for a while, let the carrot mixture slow cook in the heat for 15 mins or so. Stir once in between. When the mixture is warm-cool, serve, or store refrigerated. Garnish with chopped cashews or pistachios to serve chilled or warmed . Stove top version here.
Notes
- This recipe is also in my New Instant pot cookbook! Which has 150 recipes, 400 pages. About 15% are from the blog and the rest are all brand new!!
- For additional mava flavor, add a 1/4 tsp nutritional yeast with the salt.
- To make this nut-free, use sunflower seed meal instead of almond meal, and omit the cashews.
- Carrots: Orange carrots don’t get the right flavor profile for the halwa. If you can find red carrots, use those. I often use a mix of fresh sweet tasting large orange and a few dark red/purple carrots.
- This recipe is adapted from my Stove top Vegan Gajar Halwa.
- Nutrition is 1 of 4 serves
Nutrition Information
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Calories
225kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
76mg
(3%)
Potassium
379mg
(8%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
13365IU
(267%)
Vitamin C
4.7mg
(5%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 225kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 379mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 13365IU | 267% |
| Vitamin C | 4.7mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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