Gajar Halwa

GAJAR HALWA

Ingredients:

2 and 1/2 cups grated carrots or gajar

3 tbsp neutral flavored oil (sunflower oil) or ghee

2 and 1/2 cups milk

8 tbsp regular sugar (add more or less as required)

5-6 cardamom, powdered or crushed

1/2 tspn lemon juice

8-10 unsalted whole or chopped cashews

a pinch of saffron (optional)

1/2 cup grated coconut

Method:

1. Wash, peel and grate the carrots.

2. Take a pan and add ghee into the pan.  

3. Put grated carrots and stir it for 5 minutes till the ghee gets mixed.

4. Add regular milk, sugar, cardamom powder in the carrots and mix them well.

5. Add lemon juice and keep it on flame for 45 min. until the milk gets dried.

6. Put cashews and grated coconut in the halwa and mix it well.

7. Garnish with coconut and serve it hot.