First take 500g of fresh carrots, wash it thoroughly and peel off its skin
500g (4-5) Carrot
Grate it using a grator
Keep it aside
Transfer it to a pressure cooker and add 500 ml of Milk. (Do not add condensed sweetened milk as we add sugar later). Cook it up to 3 whistles. Do not overcook, otherwise it will turn to a paste and the halwa texture will be lost
500ml (1 Packet) Milk
Now take a pan (Kadai), add 4 tsp ghee and heat it.
70g (6 tsp) Ghee
Once ghee is heated add Dry fruits (Cashew nut pieces, Almond pieces and dry Raisins). Fry it till golden brown. Keep it aside.
Transfer cooked carrot from the pressure cooker to the same pan.
Now add 250g of sugar to it. (Amount of sugar can be changed according to requirement, It is recommended to add less sugar for diabetes patients). Saute it on a low flame for around 5 minutes.
250g (20 tsp) Sugar
Now add 2-3 tsp ghee again. This gives better aroma to the dish. A little khova can be added instead of ghee too.
70g (6 tsp) Ghee
Now add half tsp powdered cardamom seeds.
5g (1/2 tsp) Cardomom Powder
Saute it till water contents evaporates and you get a thick consitancy
Now add the roasted dry fruits and mix it well for the one last time.
There you go! Sweet delicious Carrot Halwa is Ready !
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Notes
[recipe]Carrot Halwa has a medium shelf life. Keep it in refrigerator and you will be able to consume it for 20 days from the day of preparation.