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Gajar halwa strudel
Gajar halwa strudel, from above
VegAustria x Punjab

Gajar halwa strudel

Vienna's flakiest pastry wrapped around Punjab's warmest winter sweet.

100 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
Halwa in a crisp coat2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
376kcalsame
7 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
100minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Ghee3 tbsp
Carrot6 red carrots, grated
Milk1⅔ cups
Sugar½ cup, plus 2 tbsp to dust
Khoa⅓ cup, crumbled
Cardamom½ tsp
Cashews2 tbsp, chopped
Raisins2 tbsp
Butter5 tbsp, melted
Breadcrumbs⅓ cup
Filo pastry (phyllo dough)8 sheets

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Cook the carrots in the ghee on medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring.
  2. 2Add the milk and cook on medium heat for 25 minutes, stirring often, until dry.
  3. 3Add 80 g sugar, the khoa and cardamom. Cook 8 minutes on medium heat until it leaves the sides. Stir in the nuts and raisins. Spread on a plate and cool 30 minutes.
  4. 4Toast the breadcrumbs in 10 g of the butter on low heat for 3 minutes. Heat the oven to 190°C.
  5. 5Layer the filo on a cloth, brushing each sheet with butter. Scatter the crumbs over the lower two thirds and lay a log of halwa along the near edge. Roll up using the cloth.
  6. 6Place on a lined tray, brush with butter and slash the top every 5 cm. Bake in the oven at 190°C for 25 to 30 minutes. Rest 10 minutes, dust with sugar and slice.
Serve it like this

Lay two slices on their side to show the orange spiral. Add a quenelle of rabri or vanilla ice cream and dust sugar over the plate.

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