Name: Carrot (Gajar)Halwa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 2-pound carrot - grated; 8 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup ghee or butter; 1/2 cup nuts (kaju, badam) 2 tsp cardamom powder; saffron; 1/2 cup sugar or to taste; 2 tsp golden raisins

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Carrot (Gajar)Halwa

Recipe by Mudita BhageriaCourse: Side, DessertCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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Prep time

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Cooking time

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Carrot Halwa is a very delicious and sweet dessert. People in India especially like this dish in the wintertime.

Ingredients

2-pound carrot – grated
8 cup whole milk
1/2 cup ghee or butter
1/2 cup nuts (kaju, badam)
2 tsp cardamom powder
saffron
1/2 cup sugar or to taste
2 tsp golden raisins

Directions

Take a big wide saucepan and pour the milk in the pan.
Put it on the stove and keep the gas slow.
Mix the carrot and saffron in the pan. Mix it with a spatula frequently to avoid burning at the bottom.
for about 50 minutes or more. keep stir.
Heat it for about an hour or until the milk evaporates completely and it becomes dry. Drying is very important for a good taste.
Once dry, put the butter in the pan and mix with a spatula and keep heating for another about half an 25 minutes on slow gas.
Add the cardamom, cashew, almond.
when is about to close heat, now add sugar. mix wait for 1 minute. close the lid. for about 5 minutes.
Your halwa is ready to eat. Serve hot or at room temperature.
garnish with nuts if you like!