Gajar Ka Halwa

Come freezy winds of December and the fragrance of pure ghee dominated Gajar ka Halwa just fills our mind with the dark red images of the sweet savoring and tempts our mouth to just fill it with the right stuff that its craving for. So, if it is not really the time of the carrots and you are still enjoying a summer vacation, then get ready with the right recipe and whet your kitchen bar to prepare this delicious dish that you will only get to relish in India.

Ingredients

Carrots: 1 kg
Milk: 1 ltr
Sugar: 300 gms
Pure Ghee: 4 serving spoons
Almonds: 25 gms
Cashew Nuts:25 gms
Cardamom Powder: ½ teaspoon
Khoya: 250 gm



Preparation

Wash the carrots and cut their hard edges. Now, finely grate each of the carrots. Heat a deep vessel and put ghee into it. As soon as the ghee gets warm, add the grated carrots and cook. Now put milk into the vessel and stir generously. Cook the mixture till the carrots absorb all the milk. After the liquid vanishes, add sugar and cardamom into the vessel. Now grate 3/4th of the khoya and add into the mixture and stir occasionally. Now put a major part of nuts into the mixture and remove it from heat. Now garnish the pudding with nuts and khoya and enjoy the dish with family and friends.