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Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredients:


Carrots - 1 kg
Sugar - 300 gms
Ghee - 100 gms
Cardamom pods - 8
Milk - 1 litre
Saffron - few flakes
Raisins - 2 spoon
Cashew nuts -100 gms
Pistachio nuts - 50 gms

How to prepare gajar halwa:

Grate carrots and keep it ready.
Prepare condensed milk if using whole milk. To do this take 1 litre milk in a pan and boil it in a low flame by occaionally stirring it till it gets thickened.
Add few flakes of saffron in the milk to give it a nice colour and flavour.
Now in a pan add ghee and fry cashew nuts and raisins and keep them ready.
Dry roast pistachios.
Grind the cardamom to make a fine powder.
Now in a pan add ghee and grated carrot, fry it in low heat till it get very soft for about 15 minutes.
Add sugar and mix it well and fry for another 5 minutes.
Add condensed milk to it and mix it well as shown in the picture above.
Add cardamom powder to it and mix it well and fry till it gets thick.
Now switch off the stove and garnish it with fried cashews, pistachios and raisins.
Serve it hot or cold or with an icecream.