CARROT HALWA / GAJAR HALWA

ingredients:

grated carrots 4 cups

milk 2 cups

sugar 1 cup

butter / ghee 2 tbsp

curdled milk 2 to 3 tbsp (paneer)

broken nuts for garnishing

method:

1. Heat butter / ghee in a pan.

2. Add grated carrot and fry slightly.

3. Add warm milk and stir well.

4. cook the carrot in milk in medium heat.

5. when it is reduced add the sugar and stir continuously.

6.Stir well and at last add the curdled milk to it.

7. Stir continuously until it becomes thick and it leave the sides.

8. Fry broken cashews, almonds, pistachios in ghee and garnish the halwa.

note:

how to curdle milk?

boil 2 cups of milk and add 1 tbsp of lemon juice. it will curdle then strain it with muslin cloth or strainer.

this process is similar to as we do for rasa malai.