Paleo Gajjar Halwa (Indian carrot pudding)

Paleo Indian Halwa recipe

Sam sent me this recipe to publish. If you have a sweet tooth you absolutely can’t stop, you make want to make some halwa. It’s delicious and naturally sweet. However, it takes a LOOOOONG time to put cook.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs carrots (about 6 large carrots or 10 smaller carrots)
• 1 can (27 oz) coconut milk
• 4 Tbs coconut oil
• 2 apples
• 1 banana
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• handful of cashews
• handful dried shredded coconut

1. Set the coconut oil to warm and melt in a pot about 9″ in diameter
2. Grate the carrots (this will take a while if you don’t have a food processor)
3. Strain the carrots as best you can to get the water out
4. Add the carrots into the pot. Stir thoroughly, then leave on medium-low heat for 7-10 minutes
5. Add the coconut milk to the carrots and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
6. Once the carrot mixture begins to bubble loudly, drop to med-low heat.
7. Dice the apples, bananas, and cashews into small pieces
8. Add the apples, bananas, cashews, and spices into the mix.
9. Let simmer covered on med-low heat until done (reckon 30 minutes to an hour). The longer you let it cook, the more milk the carrots will absorb and the thicker the pudding will be. I prefer it nearly solid, but it’s up to you. Some like it soupy.
10. Garnish with coconut before serving