Gajar Ka Halwa

Ingredients (Serves: 2)
•1 kg Carrots
•1 liter Milk
•1 teaspoon Cardamom Seeds
•3/4 cup Water
•3 tablespoons Ghee
•2 tablespoons Raisins
•2 tablespoons Almonds
•2 tablespoons Pistachios
•450 grams Sugar
•200 gms Khoya

Method

Preparing Khoya

•Take a sauce pan and add 1/2 litre Milk to boil.
•Reduce the heat and continue cooking at simmer flame. Keep stirring so that milk does not stick to the base of the pan.
•Stir more vigorously as milk gets thicker. The khoya is cooked when the milk is reduced to a thick, dry lump and it has stopped sizzling.
•Remove from the pan and leave it to cool.
Gajar Ka Halwa Using Khoya

•Wash and grate the carrots.
•Soak the raisins in water for 30 minutes.
•Blanch and shred the nuts.
•Boil the water, when it starts boiling add the grated carrots.
•Cook for 5-7 minutes and then add the milk.
•Cook on a low flame for 1 hour stirring occasionally.
•Add sugar, mix well and cook till the sugar has dissolved and all the milk has been absorbed.
•Add ghee and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
•Add khoya to it and mix well.
•Add the slightly crushed cardamoms and the raisins and mix well.
•Take gajar ka halwa from heat and arrange in a serving dish.
•Garnish with almonds and pistachios.
Gajar Ka Halwa Using Milk

•Wash the carrots and grate them.
•Boil 1 litre of milk in a pan and soak the raisins in it.
•When the milk starts boiling add the grated carrots in it and cook on high flame for 5-7 minutes.
•Simmer the flame and cook for at least 1 hour until all the milk gets soaked up.
•Add sugar to it and mix will along with continuous steer on low flame. Stir well until sugar dissolves completely.
•Add ghee and mix well. Now garnish with almonds and pistachios.
•Serve hot for relishing taste.