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Carrot Halwa

By: Lakshmi Kalyanraman

Carrot Halwa

ORIGIN:

"Carrot halwa" is the most famous north indian sweet item rich in vitamin A as its main ingredient is carrot and fat as its secondary ingredient is ghee and milk.Vitamin A is good eyes .

INGREDIENTS

carrot - 1/2 kg.

Sugar - 1/4 kg.

Ghee - 100gms.

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp.

Cashew nuts -15 gms.

Milk - 1/2 cup.

PROCEDURE

Step 1:First of all wash the carrots with clean water.

Step 2:Then peel off the skin with a vegetable peeler or a knife.

Step 3:Grate the carrot in a vegetable grater.

Step 4:Add 1/2 cup of milk to the grated carrot and cook for 20 minutes in a pressure cooker.

Step 5:Add sugar to the cooked carrot in a frying pan and heat for 10 minutes.

Step 6:Mix well and after 10 minutes of mixing on heat ,add ghee and mix well.

Step 7:Fry the cashew nuts in a teaspoon of ghee separately and add these to the above mixture.

Step 8:Mix well.

Step 9:Remove from heat and serve hot or cold.

NOTE:

*Take all the ingredients in the above mentioned quantity only.

*Use reddish carrots for better results.

*Keep on mixing while on flame.

*Always heat the halwa on low flame.

Article Source: http://recipes-indian.com

About the Author: Mrs.Lakshmi Kalyanraman is one of the most principal contributors to the recipe site www.recipes-indian.com/
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