- firstly, peel the skin of carrot and grate finely. keep aside. traditionally, red carrot is used to prepare halwa.
- in a large kadai heat ¼ cup ghee and fry 10 cashew, 10 almonds. fry until it turns golden brown. keep aside.
- in the same ghee add grated carrot and saute well. saute for 5 minutes or until it changes colour slightly.
- now pour 3 cup milk and give a good stir. boil for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- continue to boil until the carrots are cooked well and milk reduces. once the milk thickens completely, add ¾ cup sugar.
- mix well and cook until the sugar dissolves and thickens. cook until the halwa thickens and ghee releases from sides.
- now turn off the flame and ½ cup khoya, ¼ tsp cardamom powder and fried nuts. mix well making sure everything is well combined. finally, enjoy gajar ka halwa or carrot halwa chilled or warm.
