Carrot Halwa

Name: Carrot Halwa
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 284 grams Shredded Carrots; 1/2 cup Whole milk; 1-2 cups Sugar; 1-2 Cups Khoya/Mawa milk powder (I used Mawa milk powder); 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder; 10 Raisins; 15 Cashews; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1 tbsp Ghee for roasting raisens

Paramita Chatterjee @cook_12121702

Kolkata

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Paramita Chatterjee @cook_12121702

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Ingredients

40mnts

4 servings

284 gramsShredded Carrots
1/2 cupWhole milk
1-2 cupsSugar
1-2 CupsKhoya/Mawa milk powder (I used Mawa milk powder)
1/4 tspCardamom Powder
10Raisins
15Cashews
3 tbspGhee
1 tbspGhee for roasting raisens

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Steps

40mnts

1

Add 3 tbsp ghee in a frying pan. When it is hot, add the shredded carrots & sauté for about 4 minutes.
2

Then sauté for about 4 minutes.
Add milk to the carrots & pressure cook for around 6 whistles. Wait for the pressure to release. Now open the cooker & you should see the carrots softened.
3

Now add the mawa milk powder,khoya,sugar& mix it well with the carrots & bind them together & cook for a minute. Now you will see the carrots beginning to stick to the bottom of the pressure cooker.
4

At this point, add the sugar & mix well. When you add the sugar, you will see the carrots attain a nice bright red colour.The halwa will once again become liquidy once you add the sugar. On a medium flame, cook till all the water evaporates & the halwa thickens.
5

In a pan, add ghee. When the ghee gets hot, add cashews & fry till they become golden brown. Remove from the ghee & add it to the halwa. Now add the raisins, when they puff up in the ghee, add them to the halwa along with the ghee.and ready to serve.