Carrot Halwa

 Easy Indian sweet - Carrot Halwa with limited ingredients available at home .

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot - 250 gms

Milk - 290 ml 

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Saffron stands (optional) - few

Cashews - 4 to 5 no.s

Ghee - 3 teaspoon

METHOD:

1.Grate 250 gms carrots and keep aside. In a pan , add 1 teaspoon ghee  and fry cashews golden brown and keep aside. 

2. In a pan, boil 290 ml of thick milk.

3. When the milk starts to boil, add the grated carrots. Keep stirring constantly in medium flame to avoid the milk getting burnt in the bottom of the pan . slowly, the milk gets thicker and get absorbed and mixture thickens. It takes about 10 - 13 minutes. 

4. Once the mixture thickens well, also when the carrots are cooked well , add sugar and saffron strands  .

5. Once the sugar is added, it lets out moisutre and carrot halwa gets gooey and starts letting out water. Keep stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes . Do not stir for more time, then the halwa will turn out very dry. when it is still with moisuture and looks gooey , switch off the stove . 

6.  Now add 2 teaspoon of ghee, roasted cashews and 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder and mix well. Serve warm .