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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Carrot Halwa


Ingredients

Shredded Carrot : 2 cups 
Milk- 2 Cups
Sugar- Half cup or as per taste
Cardamom Powder -  A pinch
raisins - 6-7 
Ghee - 3-4 tbsp
Cashews  pieces - 1/4 cup
Cashew halves(for garnishing) - 7-8

Procedure:

Heat ghee in a pan on medium heat. Add the shredded carrot and cook for some time( it shouldn't smell raw).Now add the milk,raisins and allow it to cook until all the milk is absorbed by the carrots ,drain any excess milk. Add sugar and cardamom powder and see to it that it turns into golden brown texture( should not be watery/milky). Once it attains the desired texture, remove from flame. Allow it cool and refrigerate it(do not freeze). Fry the cashew halves in ghee. Finally garnish the halwa with cashew halves( in addition you can add pistachio halves too)

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