Carrot halwa recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Sweets
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 25 mins    |  Serves: 3

Ingredients

Carrot,grated	3 heaped cups
Milk	2 & 1/4 cups
Sugar	3/4 – 1 cup
Panchamrut Ghee	3 – 5 tblsps
cardamom/elachi powder	A pinch
Cashew	4 – 5 nos
Pistachios(optional)	4-5 nos
Salt	a pinch

Method:

1. Take a heavy bottomed pan(I used my pot shaped pressure cooker) and fry the grated carrots with a tablespoon of ghee till it turns pale in colour.(say 2-3 minutes)Add the milk and bring to boil,cook in medium flame.
2. Add the milk and bring to boil,cook in medium flame.
3. Cook till all the milk evaporates and the carrot gets cooked .
4. When the mixture is almost dry,add the sugar and keep on stirring.(7-10 minutes)
5. When the mixture starts thickening,add PANCHAMRUT GHEE,elachi,cashews and pistachios fried in ghee.Keep stirring for more 3-4 minutes.

   Notes

   • Only the grating part is a tiring job,otherwise this is very easy to make. So you can try using a food processor for this grating job.
   • You can add less ghee than mentioned.
   • You can follow the same method and make beetroot halwa. Just replace carrot with beetroot !