Carrot Halwa

Prep Time:10 m     Cook Time:40 m

Servings:4

Ingredients

Carrot                      - 2 cups(grated-3-4 carrots)

Milk                         - 4 cups 

Sugar                       - 1/4 cup

Ghee                        - 1 tblsp

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp

Nuts                        - 2 tblsp(cashew,badam,pista)

Method

• Peel the skin and grate the carrots.Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel and fry the chopped nuts and set aside.
     
• Now add the grated carrots and saute for a while till the carrots become slightly pale in colour.
     
• Now add milk and reduce the flame.When the milk starts boiling keep stirring every now and then scraping the sides of the pan,Let the carrot to get cooked in the milk and the volume of the milk reduces completely and the carrots and milk has come together as a mass.At this stage add sugar,nuts and cardamom powder.Keep stirring for another five to ten minutes adding little more ghee if needed and transfer to a bowl.Serve warm or chilled.
                                 
                                     
     

Little Words

• The quantity of milk can be lesser as per individual taste.
• Sugar level can be more if desired.
• Using condensed milk saves time.
• Tastes best when served chill.

Milk Halwa

Ingredients

Ingredients	Quantity
Whole Milk	3 cups
Sugar	1/4 cup
Lemon juice	1 tsp

Cooking Steps

• Take milk in a heavy bottomed vessel and bring it to a boil.
  

• Keep stirring continuously and reduce milk to 1/3 of its volume.
  

• At this stage add about 1 tsp of lemon juice and continue stirring.
  

•  After adding lemon juice add sugar and continue to stir for about 15 to 20 minutes.Milk halwa gathers as a mass and if you stir, it will swirl in the pan.Transfer it to bowl (you can even transfer to a plate and cut them into pieces) 
  

Little words

• Add cardamom /elaichi powder for flavour.
• Keep stirring throughout the entire process to get a nice textured halwa(and to avoid burning).
• Clean the sides of the vessel while you were stirring.
• Add the lemon juice just enough to curdle ,too much will give a lemon flavour.
• Add sugar as per your taste.(I used very little and it was good).
• After cooling I cut them into pieces which were very smooth.