Thursday, March 5, 2009

Carrot Halwa

This is a relatively healthier sweet than the others filled with ghee. I just used 2 tbsp of ghee, organic carrots, some milk, sugar and it took me only about 20 mins to make it. So here is the simple recipe for Carrot Halwa.
Ingredients:
Carrot- grated- 2 cups
Milk- 2 cups
Sugar- 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder- 1 tsp
Nuts- cashews/raisins- 2 tbsp
ghee- 2 tbsp
Method:
Heat ghee in a wide skillet or pan and roast the nuts slightly. Keep the nuts aside. In the same ghee, add the grated carrot. Saute it in medium flame till the carrots changes color and get cooked. In the meantime, take 2 cups of milk and boil it nicely. add this milk to the carrot and continue to cook the carrots in the milk. It will take 6-7 mins for all the milk to get absorbed and the carrot becomes thick. At this stage add the sugar. The sugar will ooze out more water now.. so continue to cook until the halwa gets thick and leaves the sides of the pan. Add the cardamom powder,mix well & add the nuts and serve.

3 comments:

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

this halwa looks gorgeous.. very rich and nice.

Madhoo.S.Gargya said...

Thanks Mahimaa :)

Usha said...

Lovely carrot halwa, looks tempting!