Gajar Halwa (carrot halwa)

This being lower in calories than other sweet dishes is more popular .During winter best quality of carrots are available.This is the best dessert one can have in winter without being bothered about calories as amount of fat is very less.

Ingredients:-

                             




                        
Carrots  1 kg 

milk 11/2 kg

sugar 1 cup

10 pods of cardamom 

roasted and sliced almonds and pistachio

wash carrots and scrape and Grate 

In a non stick thick bottom pan pour the milk and add  grated carrots

Let the milk boil and evaporate  this mixture of carrots and milk.Keep stirring occasionally so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. It will take 50 minutes for milk to evaporate .This will turn into a semi solid mass.Now in another pan put 4 table spoon ghee and add this semi solid mass.

Stir it for ten miutes and then add 1 cup of sugar.Now add cardamoom and mix well.Switch off the flame and garnish with dry fruits.

Enjoy gajar halwa on a winter lunch or dinner.