Gajar Halwa Cake no Oven Carrot Halwa Cake without Oven and Egg

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Semolina
• ¼ cup Powder sugar
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• ½ tsp Baking soda
• 1 ½ cup Refined flour
• A pinch of cardamom powder
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 1 cup Salt
• 1 Star anise
• 2 Green cardamom
• ½ tsp Fennel seeds
• ¾ cup Prepared gajar halwa
• 5-10 Pistachios, chopped
• ⅓ cup Condensed milk
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 2 tbsp Curd, beaten
• 1 kg Winter carrots, grated
• ¼ cup Ghee
• 2 liter Milk
• ⅓ cup Sugar
• Butter
• Refined flour
• 4-5 Strawberry, slice
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• ½ Winter carrots, julienned
• ½ tsp Lemon juice
• Icing sugar
• Mint leaf

Steps

1. Heat ghee in a kadai, add grated carrots and cook till they are soft.
2. Add milk and cook on slow flame till all the milk is evaporated and then add sugar in it.
3. Cook for 4 mins and switch off the flame and keep the halwa on room temperature.
4. Add 1 cup of salt and whole spices in a pressure cooker and place a wire stand in the bottom. Close the lid, and let it heat in medium-high flame.
5. In a bowl, add all dry ingredients Semolina, Sugar, Baking powder, Baking soda, refined flour and cardamom powder mix it well.
6. Add butter and oil in the dry mixture and mix well.
7. Add Gajar halwa, pistachios, and condensed milk in dry mixture.
8. Now, add milk and curd in the mixture and mix it well.
9. Stick the parchment paper in the cake tin and grease it by using a little bit of butter and flour.
10. Transfer the batter in the cake tin.
11. Place the cake tin carefully inside the cooker using tongs and close. Adjust heat to medium-low and bake for 40-45 mins.
12. Check the cake with a toothpick by poking it in the centre, if it comes out clear take the cake tin out of Cooker.
13. Heat a pan add sliced strawberry, sugar and julienned carrot in it.
14. Cook if for 3-4 mins and then add lemon juice in it
15. Spread the compote around the cake and garnish with fresh mint leaves and dust icing sugar on it.
16. The cake is ready to serve