Healthy Food Recipes - Carrot Halwa
Posted on: 12/Feb/2015 11:26:34 AM
Ingredients:
- Carrot – 2 cups (grated) or 4 nos
- Milk – 1 cup
- Sugar – ¼ cup
- Ghee – 3 tbsp.
- Cardamom Powder – ½ tsp
- Cashew nuts – 10 nos
- Raisins – 10 nos
Method of Preparation:
- Wash the carrot thoroughly and peel of the skin.
- Grate it and collect it in a bowl.
- Heat the pan with a spoon of ghee and sauté the grated carrot.
- Allow it to boil for about 2 minutes. Then add a cup of milk to it.
- Keep the mixture to a gentle boil on a low or medium flame. It is better to cook on a low or medium flame as slow cooking gives a better taste and the mixture does not have less chances to stick to the pan. Always use a heavy based pan or a non-stick pan or wok to make the Halwa.
- Continue to stirring till the milk gets thicken well. Now add the sugar, stir well and continue to cook.
- Once you add the sugar, the sugar gets dissolved, and you will get a thicker payasam state.
- Allow it to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Once the liquids in the mixture has almost dried, add raisins, roasted cashews, cardamom powder and ghee.
- Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes till the moisture dries up. Serve the Carrot Halwa hot or warm!
- You can have carrot halwa cold too. If stored in a refrigerator then carrot halwa stays good for about 3-4 days.
Note:
- You can also pressure cook the carrot in the process of boiling the carrot while preparing halwa.
- You can alter the quantity of the sugar depends on your taste.
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Mrs. Lavanya Sampath
