Trim the ends of the carrots and grate them. Make sure the carrots have dried thoroughly before proceeding.

In a large pot, heat 1/4 cup of ghee on medium heat.

When heated, add the cardamom seeds and grated carrots and mix in

Allow the carrots to cook, stirring occasionally. The carrots will release A LOT of steam. We want to dry out the carrots as much as we can before adding the milk. This will take about 30 minutes

Add the milk. Bring to an almost-boil then reduce the heat to medium.

Continue to cook, uncovered, until the milk evaporates. This may take between 2-3 hours, depending on how much moisture is in your carrots and on your heat. It took me 2.5 hours. Remember to stir occassionally, especially during the last 30 minutes when the mixture will be drier and may begin to stick to the bottom of the pot.

Once most of the moisture has evaporated, add in the ghee and sugar.

Continue to cook on medium heat, stirring often, for about 25 minutes. You may begin to see the Halwa change colour to a deep autumn shade of orange and the ghee may begin to separate at the sides from the carrots - this is normal and what we want!

When done, turn off the heat and chop in half of your nuts. Garnish with the remaining nuts and shredded coconut.

Serve hot with tea.