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[dhruvdeepak]

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[pipsqueak]

well, thanks to the running commentary on chat by DD of his gajjar halwa eating a few days ago, my taste buds were awoken and started demanding the same. i resisted them but finally, yesterday, i cdn't bear it any more. after-all, SG got a 100 and GC gets yet another slap on his face - reason enough to celebrate.

i took 4 carrots, dumped them into the food-processor with the grating disc fitted, drowned the grated carrot in a gallon of milk and boiled it till the cows came home - rather, till dhoni decided to wake up and score runs.

added a table spoon of ghee and took the sugar jar out - at that moment, my resolve to diet till i go on my next vacation started pricking my conscience - i guiltily put the sugar jar back, took the Splenda packet and dumped a scoop of that. didn't bother about almonds and other embellishments.

while it may not be the best gajjar halwa in the world, it is the healthiest one and my taste buds are silenced.

may i request the senior mods to ban DD if he starts food talk on chat?

[LosingNow]

well, thanks to the running commentary on chat by DD of his gajjar halwa eating a few days ago, my taste buds were awoken and started demanding the same. i resisted them but finally, yesterday, i cdn't bear it any more. after-all, SG got a 100 and GC gets yet another slap on his face - reason enough to celebrate.

i took 4 carrots, dumped them into the food-processor with the grating disc fitted, drowned the grated carrot in a gallon of milk and boiled it till the cows game home - rather, till dhoni decided to wake up and score runs.

added a table spoon of ghee and took the sugar jar out - at that moment, my resolve to diet till i go on my next vacation started pricking my conscience - i guiltily put the sugar jar back, took the Splenda packet and dumped a scoop of that. didn't bother about almonds and other embellishments.

while it may not be the best gajjar halwa in the world, it is the healthiest one and my taste buds are silenced.

may i request the senior mods to ban DD if he starts food talk on chat?

Excellent...
Was it whole milk or 2%?
Splenda worked? Now we need a ghee substitute!

[pipsqueak]

well, thanks to the running commentary on chat by DD of his gajjar halwa eating a few days ago, my taste buds were awoken and started demanding the same. i resisted them but finally, yesterday, i cdn't bear it any more. after-all, SG got a 100 and GC gets yet another slap on his face - reason enough to celebrate.

i took 4 carrots, dumped them into the food-processor with the grating disc fitted, drowned the grated carrot in a gallon of milk and boiled it till the cows game home - rather, till dhoni decided to wake up and score runs.

added a table spoon of ghee and took the sugar jar out - at that moment, my resolve to diet till i go on my next vacation started pricking my conscience - i guiltily put the sugar jar back, took the Splenda packet and dumped a scoop of that. didn't bother about almonds and other embellishments.

while it may not be the best gajjar halwa in the world, it is the healthiest one and my taste buds are silenced.

may i request the senior mods to ban DD if he starts food talk on chat?

Excellent...
Was it whole milk or 2%?
Splenda worked? Now we need a ghee substitute!

it was full cream milk - i shd try the low-fat ones the next time. it was a litre of milk and not a gallon.

splenda worked just fine. um...dunno what to substitute ghee with except avoiding it totally.

am going to drink leek soup all day today to wash away the sins.   

[LosingNow]

well, thanks to the running commentary on chat by DD of his gajjar halwa eating a few days ago, my taste buds were awoken and started demanding the same. i resisted them but finally, yesterday, i cdn't bear it any more. after-all, SG got a 100 and GC gets yet another slap on his face - reason enough to celebrate.

i took 4 carrots, dumped them into the food-processor with the grating disc fitted, drowned the grated carrot in a gallon of milk and boiled it till the cows game home - rather, till dhoni decided to wake up and score runs.

added a table spoon of ghee and took the sugar jar out - at that moment, my resolve to diet till i go on my next vacation started pricking my conscience - i guiltily put the sugar jar back, took the Splenda packet and dumped a scoop of that. didn't bother about almonds and other embellishments.

while it may not be the best gajjar halwa in the world, it is the healthiest one and my taste buds are silenced.

may i request the senior mods to ban DD if he starts food talk on chat?

Excellent...
Was it whole milk or 2%?
Splenda worked? Now we need a ghee substitute!

it was full cream milk - i shd try the low-fat ones the next time. it was a litre of milk and not a gallon.

splenda worked just fine. um...dunno what to substitute ghee with except avoiding it totally.

am going to drink leek soup all day today to wash away the sins.   

Thanks.. sorry, somehow this did not show up in my "unread posts since last visit" (wonder how many others I have missed!).

[Cover Point]

Funny this topic showed up today. My wife made Gaajar Halwa just yesterday. She actually makes it really well.

Actually WN, she wanted to make it that day you were over but since she had to go to work ... and it does take a while... she was unable to.

This may be a good time for a flight to chicago

[prfsr]

I can say with authority that 2% milk works quite well. I have not tried 1%. Of course this is for the North Indian variety. For the East Indian variety, you need khoya or condensed milk. Our Gajorer Halua is more "kheer" (khoya, not rice pudding) than "gajor".
 

-P

[LosingNow]

Ok.. followed Pip's recipe with 2% milk (thanks, prfsr) and Splenda. The cows took 7 hours to come home and that too after a lot of prodding (stirring with hand).

Tastes awesome!!




CP,  next time!!

[pipsqueak]

Ok.. followed Pip's recipe with 2% milk (thanks, prfsr) and Splenda. The cows took 7 hours to come home and that too after a lot of prodding (stirring with hand).

Tastes awesome!!

7 hours?? maybe it was way too much milk

after a while, i put the flame on high, stood right beside it and stirred it to a gooey goop!

now, who wants my recipe for crunchy, munchy, baked chick peas?

[LosingNow]

Ok.. followed Pip's recipe with 2% milk (thanks, prfsr) and Splenda. The cows took 7 hours to come home and that too after a lot of prodding (stirring with hand).

Tastes awesome!!

7 hours?? maybe it was way too much milk

after a while, i put the flame on high, stood right beside it and stirred it to a gooey goop!

You are right.. too much milk !!

[pipsqueak]

Ok.. followed Pip's recipe with 2% milk (thanks, prfsr) and Splenda. The cows took 7 hours to come home and that too after a lot of prodding (stirring with hand).

Tastes awesome!!

7 hours?? maybe it was way too much milk

after a while, i put the flame on high, stood right beside it and stirred it to a gooey goop!

You are right.. too much milk !!

hope you didn't follow my instruction of 1 gallon for 4 carrots!!!

i wrote it loosely. the right proportion, i've been told is  1:1.5, grated carrot:milk.

[LosingNow]

Ok.. followed Pip's recipe with 2% milk (thanks, prfsr) and Splenda. The cows took 7 hours to come home and that too after a lot of prodding (stirring with hand).

Tastes awesome!!

7 hours?? maybe it was way too much milk

after a while, i put the flame on high, stood right beside it and stirred it to a gooey goop!

You are right.. too much milk !!

hope you didn't follow my instruction of 1 gallon for 4 carrots!!!

i wrote it loosely. the right proportion, i've been told is  1:1.5, grated carrot:milk.

No I didn't put a gallon .. I managed to put too much milk ..but realized the mistake and then grated more carrot and added it.

[prfsr]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

[LosingNow]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

[Cover Point]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

Arre yaar ... when eating Halwa why worry about healthy stuff. Halwa and health is as much of an oxymoron as Ganguly and being good at facing fast bowling.

Khulle hi khao tub main nahao.

There is this friend of mine whose wife makes excellent chicken (Kban its the same person who you had met over Diwali). I always love her chicken and keep asking my wife to get her recipe. My wife finally got that recipe and I have asked her never to make it. The amount of butter/cream she puts in it is amazing. As they say ... Jitna gud dalega .. utna hi meetha hoga. When doing those indulgences you cant worry about calories.

[pipsqueak]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

full-cream cow's milk is only 3.25% fat - this whole 2% milk is cheating oneself, imo

i use skim milk usually for kapi/tea but can't stand it on its own, say in cereal etc.

[LosingNow]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

full-cream cow's milk is only 3.25% fat - this whole 2% milk is cheating oneself, imo

i use skim milk usually for kapi/tea but can't stand it on its own, say in cereal etc.

Depends on use.. if you drink a couple of glasses of milk a day .. the saturated fat content and the associated calories can add up.
In the case of Halwa, I would think it is more of a palliative ..because the milk is getting reduced anyway.

[LosingNow]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

Arre yaar ... when eating Halwa why worry about healthy stuff. Halwa and health is as much of an oxymoron as Ganguly and being good at facing fast bowling.

Khulle hi khao tub main nahao.

There is this friend of mine whose wife makes excellent chicken (Kban its the same person who you had met over Diwali). I always love her chicken and keep asking my wife to get her recipe. My wife finally got that recipe and I have asked her never to make it. The amount of butter/cream she puts in it is amazing. As they say ... Jitna gud dalega .. utna hi meetha hoga. When doing those indulgences you cant worry about calories.

Nahin boss. One can have healthy way to indulge. Budhdhe bimaar logo ki kuch majbooriya hoti hai..

Ab humara gud or ghee ka time chala gaya hai

[pipsqueak]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

full-cream cow's milk is only 3.25% fat - this whole 2% milk is cheating oneself, imo

i use skim milk usually for kapi/tea but can't stand it on its own, say in cereal etc.

Depends on use.. if you drink a couple of glasses of milk a day .. the saturated fat content and the associated calories can add up.
In the case of Halwa, I would think it is more of a palliative ..because the milk is getting reduced anyway.

interestingly, full ceam milk has a lower GI than skim milk.

[LosingNow]

My version is quite fast, the ratio of grated carrots to milk is 1:1 roughly with slightly less milk also being allowed.
Of course when I say my version, I mean the version read in 10 websites and 5 books but tested by me

Also there is a difference in opinion about when to add the sugar. I add the sugar when the milk is absorbed and then try to fry it. The gooey result cannot really be fried in the miniscule amount of fat I use. So some people suggest frying and then adding sugar afterwards.

I will try 1% milk someday soon.

BTW, WN if you had to reduce the milk for 7 hours, then whatever calories you saved with Splenda were more than compensated by the extra milk. 

-P

Eggjacktly..
For that reason I plan to have only a table spoon of it a day.. this will last a few weeks in our household.
Clearly, need to make this with less milk (and 1%, if that works) next time.

full-cream cow's milk is only 3.25% fat - this whole 2% milk is cheating oneself, imo

i use skim milk usually for kapi/tea but can't stand it on its own, say in cereal etc.

Depends on use.. if you drink a couple of glasses of milk a day .. the saturated fat content and the associated calories can add up.
In the case of Halwa, I would think it is more of a palliative ..because the milk is getting reduced anyway.

interestingly, full ceam milk has a lower GI than skim milk.

makes sense .. fat digests slower than carb.
I am sure fried rice has a lower GI than plain rice.. but you are potentially trading one bad for another.. fat for fast-digesting carb

[prfsr]

MT,
Psst.
Worrying about carbs (as in the Atkins diet) is out these days.
-P

[pipsqueak]

MT,
Psst.
Worrying about carbs (as in the Atkins diet) is out these days.
-P

really? what do people worry about? i thought we are in the "good carbs, bad carbs" stage of diet evolution. i know that Atkins philosophy of clog your arteries but eat no carbs is passe but aren't most diets still based on avoiding carbs?

[LosingNow]

MT,
Psst.
Worrying about carbs (as in the Atkins diet) is out these days.
-P

really? what do people worry about? i thought we are in the "good carbs, bad carbs" stage of diet evolution. i know that Atkins philosophy of clog your arteries but eat no carbs is passe but aren't most diets still based on avoiding carbs?

Yep.. good vs bad carbs, good vs bad fats.

Atkins is passe..and thankfully so.. it is a dangerous diet.

I think most good diets are about balancing calories from macro-nutrients (carbs, proteins and fats) while getting enough micro-nutrients (vitamins and minerals).