Carrot Halwa Recipe in Indan style

Carrot Halwa is an Indian dessert,made of grated carrot,butter,milkand sugar.This carrot halwa is a very popular in southern india and northern india and is widely knows as Carrot Halwa or Gajar Halwa.This is an easy to cook recipe and does not take much time.

This is delicious and yummy sweet can be served both hot and cold.This is mostly famous in festivals time and ocassional time.

Ingredients :   

• 2 cups grated carrots (4 - 5 carrots)
• 2 cups milk
• 3 - 4 tablespoons butter or ghee or milk khova
• 1/6 cup sugar
• 6 chopped roasted cashew nuts
• 5-6 almonds
• 6 rasinis
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method :

1. Roast the cashew, rasins and almonds and set aside for the garnish
2. Boil the milk on medium flame in a non stick pan until it is reduced to about to 1 - 1 1/2 cup or boil in microwave up to 3 - 4 minutes.
3. Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat.
4. Add the grated carrots and stir for about 10 - 12 minutes.
5. Carrot should be tender and slowly changed in color.
6. Add the milk and cook until the milk dries..This will take about 10 - 12 minutes.
7. Next add the sugar and stir-fry for other 4 - 6 minutes,then add cardamom powder ,and stir-fry until the halwa starts to leave the side of frying pan.
8. Garnish with cashew nuts, raisins and almonds

Tips :

carrot halwa can be refrigerated for up to one to two week and kept in freezer for up to one month.