Carrot Halwa

My Recipe:

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients:

Grated Carrot – ½ kg

Milk – 1 Litre

Sugar – 1-2 cups (can be increased or decreased as per taste)
Ghee – 3 big spoons

Cardamom – 3-4 pods (crushed)

Chopped Mixed Nuts – ½ cup (can include Cashews, Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios)

Instructions:

In a large pan, pour the milk. Mix in the grated carrot, cardamom and the sugar. This mixture is cooked, with occasional stirring, till the milk starts to evaporate and thicken. At this point check the mixture for sweetness and add more sugar if required. Lower the heat and add two spoons of ghee. Continue to stir till the milk is fully evaporated.

In a small pan, heat 1 spoon of ghee and fry the nuts lightly. Add this to the cooked carrot mixture. Once everything is mixed well and the mixture well done, remove from heat.

Can be served hot or cold as per taste.

Hot carrot halwa with vanilla ice cream is a great combo.

Additional Tips:

You can also add condensed milk or khoya (milk solids) to the cooked mixture before adding ghee and make it richer.