Saturday, January 7, 2012

indian kitchen : gajer ka halwa


INGREDIENTS
  1. grated carrots-6 cups
  2. milk-3 cups
  3. sugar-1to1.5cup
  4. cardamom-5to6 crushed and powdered
  5. cashew nuts-7to8 broken
  6. raisins-10to12
  7. ghee/butter-3to4 table spoon

How to make Carrot Halwa:

Wash and grate the carrots finely.
Transfer the grated carrots to a pressure cooker.
Cook for about two minutes.
Remove the lid from the cooker.
Allow excess water to evaporate.
Keep churning the carrots occasionally.
Pour milk and ghee over the cooked carrots.
Simmer till all are well blended.
Remove from the flame.
Sprinkle with grated cashew nuts, almonds and cardamom powder.
Carrot Halwa is ready to serve.

palchin