Carrot Halwa

Of all the Indian sweets, I find carrot halwa to be a pretty healthy choice. I have to warn you that the recipe has less sugar, less butter/ghee, but its been a good quick fix for my sweet tooth cravings.


Ingredients:

1. 1 cup shredded carrots
2. 1/2 cup milk (1% milk)
3. Cashews and raisins to garnish
4. 1 tsp butter/ghee
5. 2 tbsp sugar
6. A pinch of cardamom powder

Method:

1. Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pan or microwave
2. In another pan, roast the cashews and raisins in a tsp of butter/ghee
3. Add the shredded carrots and stir fry them until they change color and become tender
4. Add the boiled milk and cook until all the milk evaporates. Make sure not to stir too much as it might become mushy.
5. Add the sugar and stir for another 4-5 minutes till the halwa comes together and starts leaving the sides of the pan.

Personal notes:

1. The milk is boiled initially, because if it is boiled with the carrots, the end result is a mushy mass, yummy, but mushy :). I like the carrots to retain their shredded shape when done.
2. I added less sugar as the carrots are sweet themselves, please do add more if required.