Gajar Ka Halwa

Gajar Ka Halwa is a  popular sweet dish, especially in winter when carrots are readily available.

Recipe

Ingredients  (for four servings)

• 1/2 kg carrots (well grated)
• 
•  Milk - 1 litre
• Sugar- as per taste
• Bay leaves-3
• Cardamom/Elaichi - 4/5
• Butter – 2 tablespoon
• Cashew/Kaju - 10
• Raisins - 5/6 (if desired)

Method of Preparation

• Boil milk in a container. Keep stirring it till the milk reduces to half of the original quantity taken.
• Add grated carrots to it and keep stirring on low flame till the carrots are completely soft and the mixture thickens (i.e, the liquid evaporates, leaving the mixture dry) giving it a slight reddish/deep pinkish colour.
• Add sugar as per taste and keep stirring again. Put aside.
• Take another pan, add 2 tbsp of butter. Heat it for 5 seconds and put three bay leaves and cardamom/elaichi (seeds, not whole) in it and fry for half a minute (do not fry for a long time since butter gets heated very fast and might get burnt if not careful).
• Add the carrot mix to this. Stir a while, till the mixture is completely dry. Add cashew to it.

Take it out of flame. Garnish with cashew. Serve as hot.