Gajar ka Murabba
Gajar ka Murabba, made with fresh carrots, flavored with almonds and black pepper, is full of rich taste and beautiful texture. Its syrup is also so delicious.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg Carrot (net weight after removing the core)
- 1.5 kg Sugar
- 25-30 qty Almonds whole (or as desired)
- 25-30 qty Black pepper (whole)
Instructions
- Peel off the carrots and cut them into 3-inch pieces. Further, slice each piece into four equal parts and remove their inner hard portion (the core).
- Now put these carrots in a thick-bottomed cooking pot and mix the sugar of the same weight.
- Set aside this mixture for about 10 to 12 hours till the carrots excrete their water. We’ll cook the carrots in this water. No additional water is needed.
- Now simmer this mixture on low to medium flame. Add 25 to 30 whole black pepper. You can also add cardamom for flavoring. Cover the pot and cook it for one and a half hours.
- Meanwhile, take the desired quantity of whole almonds and put them in water and boil the water for about 10 minutes.
- Now you can easily peel off the almonds. Add peeled almonds to the mixture.
- Continue cooking for another half an hour and keep stirring the mixture occasionally till the syrup reaches the required consistency.
- Now put the gajar ka murabba in the serving dish and enjoy its great taste or spoon it into the airtight dry glass jar for later use.
