Carrot Halwa / Gajar ka halwa

Ingredients:

Grated carrot - 2 cups
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Unsalted butter/ghee - 4 tbsp
Cashews and raisins for garnishing

Method:

1. Fry the cashews and raisins in a little ghee and keep it aside.
2. Boil the milk until it gets reduced to half. Keep the flame in medium heat for 10 mins. Stir it occasionally so that it does not stick to the pan.
3. Melt the butter in a pan, and stir fry the grated carrot on medium heat for 5 mins so that the carrots leave the raw smell and slightly change the colour. See to that the carrots do not get burnt.
4. Add the boiled milk and cook for about 10 mins until the milk gets completely absorbed by the carrots.
5. Add sugar and stir well. Cook for few mins and add the cardamom powder and cook till the ghee starts oozing out from the halwa.
6. Garnish with the fried cashews and raisins.