- Prep Time:15m
- Cook Time:10m
- Total Time:1h
- Serves: 6
- Yield: 10-12 pieces
Ingredients
For the bottom layer
- 70 g carrot, peeled and grated
- 50 g water
- 30 g sugar
- 1 tsp. agar agar powder
- 1 cardamom pod - seeds powdered
For the top layer
- 68 g carrot, peeled and grated
- 4 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. agar agar powder
- 1 cardamom pod - seeds powdered
For the garnish
- 1/8 c roasted cashews, broken into pieces
Mint Gel
- 1/4 c mint leaves
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 3 tsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp. water
- pinch/drop green food coloring
- 1/4 tsp. agar agar powder
Instructions
Prepare the bottom layer
- Puree the grated carrot, adding as little water as possible till you get a smooth paste. I was able to get 87g puree from the carrots.
- In a small saucepan, combine the puree, remaining water, sugar and agar agar powder. Check that it's sweeter than you want, because sweetness will reduce as the jelly sets and cools.
- Transfer to the stove and bring to a slow boil while stirring continuously to prevent burning. Stir in the cardamom powder.
- Divide into ice-cube trays/molds, filling only halfway.
- Refrigerate to set while you prepare the top layer.
Prepare the top layer
- Extract juice from the carrots adding a little water to aid the blending. Press through a sieve to remove pulp. (I got 106g of carrot juice)
- In a small saucepan, combine the carrot juice, sugar and agar agar powder. Bring to a slow boil while stirring continuously.
- Once it starts to boil, remove from heat and stir in the cardamom powder.
- Take the ice-cube tray from the refrigerator and top the set bottom layer with the roasted cashews. Pour over the hot carrot juice.
- Move into the refrigerator to set and chill until ready to serve.
Make the mint gel
- Puree the mint leaves with the lemon juice and water. Run through a sieve to remove any pulp.
- In a small saucepan, combine the lemon-mint juice, sugar (to taste) and agar agar powder.
- Bring to a boil, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and stir in the food color.
- Pour on a wide plate and let set in the refrigerator,
- Once set, blend back to a liquid and run through a sieve. Use a piping bag to pipe small designs on the plate you are serving the Carrot Halwa Jelly in.