Gajar Ka Halwa

Name: Gajar Ka Halwa
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8-9 / 650 grams medium tender juicy carrots; 4 cups full fat organic milk; 4 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter); 10-12 tablespoons regular sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar; 5-6 green cardamom - powdered finely in a mortar-pestle; 10-12 whole cashews - chopped; 10-12 almonds - sliced or chopped; 2 tablespoons golden raisins; 1 pinch saffron strands - optional

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Ingredients

8-9 / 650 gramsmedium tender juicy carrots
4 cupsfull fat organic milk
4 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
10-12 tablespoonsregular sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar
5-6green cardamom - powdered finely in a mortar-pestle
10-12whole cashews - chopped
10-12almonds - sliced or chopped
2 tablespoonsgolden raisins
1 pinchsaffron strands - optional

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Steps

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First rinse, peel and then grate the carrots (8-9 medium-sized tender juicy carrots), either with a handheld grater or in a food processor. You need approx 4 to 4.5 cups grated carrots. making carrot halwa
in a kadhai or deep thick bottomed pan combine milk and grated carrots.
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On a low to medium flame, bring the whole mixture to a boil and then simmer.
while the mixture is simmering on a low flame, keep on stirring in between,the grated carrots will cook in the milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.
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When the milk has 75% reduced, add the ghee, sugar and powdered cardamom to the mixture. Stir well and continue to simmer and cook on a low flame. Do keep on stirring the halwa in between.
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Towards the end, add the cashews, almonds, saffron and raisins. simmer the halwa till all the milk is evaporated. switch off the burner. Serve gajar halwa hot, warm or you can also serve it cold. garnish with some chopped dry fruits while serving.