Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa is one of the popular Indian desserts.  Carrot Halwa is made with fresh carrots and cooked in milk and garnished with nuts and raisins.Carrot Halwa can be served either warm or cold.  I used to make Carrot Halwa with milk and it usually takes a long time. This recipe is from www.vahrehvah.com and he used half the milk and added Paneer or khoya towards the end. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Carrot - 4 cups (shredded)
Sugar - 1 cup
Milk - 4 cups
Lime juice - 3 tsp
Raisins
Cashews
Cardamom - 4-5

 

Method

Pour 2 cups of milk into a pot and bring it to a boil over medium heat. As the milk begins to boil, add the lime juice to the milk while stirring constantly. The milk will separate into curd and water. Place a cheesecloth into a colander, and pour the milk mixture through it. Drain the water from the paneer by letting the paneer in the colander for a couple of hours. 

(Paneer)

Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a pan and fry the raisins and nuts and set them aside.  Now, fry the grated carrots in the ghee until the raw smell disappears.  Add two cups of milk and cook the carrots in the milk in an open pan with medium flame.  

 

When the carrots are cooked and the milk is absorbed, add sugar and stir continuously.  Now, add the paneer/khoya to the mixture.  Add the raisins, nut and cardamom powder and remove the pan from the stove when the carrot halwa is moist.  Enjoy!