Carrot Halwa/ Gajar Ka Halwa

First post in 2014!!! So begining this with a sweet Dish..

A classic sweet recipe simple with no complex ingredients, just cook the carrots in milk, add sugar and garnish with nuts and ghee! Thats it!,Perfect to celebrate a sweet occasion !

Ingredients:-

Carrot, grated	3 heaped cups
Milk	2 & 1/4 cups
Sugar	3/4 – 1 cup
Ghee	3 – 5 tblsp
cardamom/elachi powder	A pinch (Optional)
Cashew	4 – 5
Pistachios(optional)	4-5

Method:-

• Cut the carrot into pieces and give them a turn in Mixie, until they turn mushy.
• Add the milk and bring to boil,cook in medium flame.
• Cook till all the milk evaporates and the carrot gets cooked .
• When the mixture is almost dry,add the sugar and keep on stirring.(7-10 minutes)
• When the mixture starts thickening,add ghee,elachi,cashews and pistachios fried in ghee.
• Keep stirring for more 3-4 minutes.
• When the halwa starts leaving the sides and transfer this to the serving plate.
• Garnish with your favourite nuts,sliced and fried in ghee!

Notes:-

You can add less ghee than mentioned.

You can follow the same method and make beetroot halwa. Just replace carrot with beetroot !