Valentine special…Gajar halwa cheesecake pie/ Indian style carrot pudding cheesecake pie
Last one month has been hectic, like a roller coaster ride with loads of housework, looking after the kids, my voluntary work, social commitments and so on.Sometimes blogging does take a backseat with priorities coming my way.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4portion | 30minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 1minutes | 5minutes |
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Ingredients
For the Gajar ka halwa/ Indian style carrot pudding
- 1/2kg carrotsFresh Red ,grated
- 1 milklt full fat
- 1/2tin Condensed MilkSweetened
- 1/2C sugar
- 1/2tsp cardamompowder
- 2tbsps Ghee butter/ clarified
- dry fruitsChopped
For the Cheesecake
- 3oz whipping cream
- 4 1/2oz cream cheese
- 2tbsps sugarpowdered
- pinch cardamomA powder
For the garnish
- 1tbsp pistachios,chopped
Instructions
- For the Gajar ka Halwa
- Cook the grated carrots with the milk in a wok in medium flame, stirring in between till the milk dries up,takes around 30-40 minutes.
- Add the condensed milk and sugar and cook till it dries up again,for nearly 20 minutes.
- Add the Ghee ,dry fruits and cardamom powder and fry the halwa for 10-15 mins stirring constantly till the colour changes to a bright red colour .Fry till the consistency you want,I like mine a little dry.
- Switch off the flame.
- For the Pie Crust
- Add the melted butter to the ground biscuits and mix till well combined ,I use digestive biscuits
- Press into the bottom and sides of a 8 inch pie dish with a removable base uniformly
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes while you prepare the cheesecake
- For the Cheesecake
- Whip the whipping cream in a hand mixer for 3 minutes till it stands in soft peaks.Make sure the whipping cream is cold
- Add the cream cheese and sugar ( if needed)and mix with the cream with the mixer in low speed till incorporated
- Add the gajar ka halwa( room temperature)and cardamom powder and combine all with a spatula in the cut and fold method gently
- Pour the mixture into the pie dish and garnish with gajar ka halwa and chopped pistachios
- Return the dish back to the fridge and let it set overnight or for 5-6 hours
- Unmould from the pie dish and serve cut into slices
Recipe Notes
A happy Valentine’s Day to all!!
Do take a look in my friend Parinaaz ‘ s blog A dollop of that!whats cooking for Valentines.She has a beautiful blog with mindblowing pics and mouthwatering recipes.
And Sweta’s blog Oriyarasoi- a cosmopolitan Odiyas kitchen has lip smacking recipes of different cuisines from around the world but she specialises in authentic Odiya recipes.Do have a peep what’s special for her Valentine.