Carrot Halwa - Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredients:

• Easy and delicious halwa.
• 1 kg juicy orange carrots / Gajar
• 1 1/2 liter milk
• 400-500 gm sugar
• cardamon powder
• 1 tbsp ghee

Method:

• Peel and grate carrots.
• Put milk and carrots in a heavy saucepan.
• Boil till thick, stirring occasionally.
• Once it starts thickening, stir continuously.
• Add sugar and cook further till thickens.
• Add ghee,stir on low heat till the mixture collects in a soft ball or the ghee oozes out.
• Serve hot, decorated with a chopped almond or pista.

Notes:

• You can pressure cook carrots to reduce the time.
• You can add unsweetened (mawa) khova in this halwa to increase the taste and quantity.
• You can replace carrot with beet root, Pumpkin or bottle guard and prepare halwa in the same way.