Gajjar ka Murabba

Name: Gajjar ka Murabba
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 49 h 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg/2¼ lb Red Carrots (medium size); 1 kg/5 cups Sugar; 3 g/½ tsp Acetic Acid

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 hr

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

It is India’s belief—strongly supported by our age—old schools of medicine, Ayurvedic and Unani—that this murabba can help ‘preserve’ eye—sight, and very often improve it if it has deteriorated.

Ingredients

1 kg/2¼ lb Red Carrots (medium size)
1 kg/5

Asia
India
Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preparation

THE CARROTS: Peel, wash and cut into 1½-inch pieces. Prick the pieces with a fork.

THE SYRUP: Boil water (approx 1 litre/4 cups) in a handi, add sugar and acetic acid, bring to a boil and remove the scum.

Cooking

Bring the syrup to a boil, add carrots, bring to boil again and c