Carrot Halwa

It is our son-in-law's birthday today (Happy Happy Birthday!) and we decided to make a classic Indian dessert. Our neice also wanted the recipe so, we quickly prepared this Halwa this morning and enjoyed it through the day...

Ingredients:

Carrots (about 8 inches each) - 7 Pcs

Sugar - 1.5 Cups

Ghee / Clarified Butter - 4 Tbsp

Whole Milk - 1 Cup

Cardamom Powder - 1 Tsp

Almonds - 20 Pcs

Cashewnuts - 10 Pcs

Raisins - 2 Tbsp

Preparation:

Grate the 7 carrots - this measures close to 5 Cups

Heat a pan and cook the grated Carrots in Milk till soft

After the Milk evaporates, add the Sugar

Keep stirring and cook the mixture for 5 minutes in medium heat

Now add the Ghee and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes

When the carrot mixture separates from the pan add the cardamom powder, raisins and cashewnuts

Stir for a minute and your Halwa is done

After it is transferred to a serving bowl, garnish it with sliced Almonds

Notes:

You can substitute 2 Tbsp Ghee with refined oil if you want it to be lighter on the stomach. This can be eaten hot or cold. If hot, it can be eaten by itself or with any ice-cream of your choice - vanilla flavour is very popular. This dessert is very popular because it can be done quickly without any pre-preparation. Enjoy the Halwa!!