Carrot Halwa Recipe For "Visit Your Relatives Day"

Indian Sweets

oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Monday, May 16, 2011, 15:40

Since May 15th was celebrated as the “Family Day" and for the upcoming “Relatives Day", we thought we will share an Indian tasty delight “Carrot Halwa Recipe" (Gajar Halwa). Carrots are rich in vitamins so know how to prepare the carrot halwa recipe in as less as 3 steps. Take a look.

(Carrots are great for eyes so drink fresh carrot juice every morning instead of unhealthy beverages like coffee).

Carrot Halwa Recipe For "Visit Your Relatives Day"-

Ingredients-

1. 3 carrots (peeled, grated and boiled)
2. 1 cup sugar
3. ' cup milkmaid (condensed milk)
4. 2 big tsps of ghee
5. ' cup cashews and raisins (ghee fried)
6. Pinch of saffron powder
7. Pinch of cardamom powder

Carrot Halwa Preparation:

1. In a pan, add sugar with 1/4 cup of water and keep stirring until thick syrup.
2. Add the grated carrot into the syrup and stir well.
3. Then add milkmaid, ghee, pinch of saffron and cardamom and stir continuously until the mixture is semi solid.

Garnish with fried raisins and nuts. Tasty carrot halwa (gajar halwa) is ready.

This mouth watering gajar halwa serves 3 and can be stored fresh (refrigerate) for atleast 5 days.