Carrot Halwa Recipe

Ingredients
Carrots – 1 kg
Milk – 1 litre
Sugar – 1 cup
Green cardamom powder – 1 tsp
Ghee – 100 gms
Khoya – 60 gms
Flaked almonds – 3 tbsp
Crushed pistachio – 4 tsp
Raisins – 5 tsp

Method
1. Peel, wash and grate the carrots and keep aside.
2. Grate the khoya and keep aside.
3. Heat ghee in a heavy cooking pan, add the grated carrots and khoya (leaving 2 tsp for garnishing) and saute for 1-2 minutes.
4. Now add the milk and cook on medium flame, stirring at regular intervals initially and then continuously for 10 – 15 minutes.
5. Add sugar, raisins and cardamom and again cook till carrots are tender and the liquid has evaporated.
6. Once the mixture starts leaving the sides of the cooking pan, lower the flame and cook for 1-2 minutes stirring vigorously.
7. Remove from flame. Garnish with khoya and dry fruits and serve hot.