#15 : Carrot Halwa ~ Gajar ka halwa

"Carrot Halwa" is a classic Indian dessert . When served warm with a sprinkling of crushed pistachios this halwa ( sweet ) is truly divine . I somehow never found the motivation to learn to make it and so the recipe stayed bookmarked on my laptop for years . 
Last year I took up class in pottery and ceramics at a local arts school . Over the course of six months , I ended up with some glazed clay dessert bowls . I wanted to make something nice to serve in them and then the carrot halwa happened :-) Since then I have made it several times on happy occasions .

Ingredients:

• 4 Cups Grated Carrots
• 3 Cups Milk
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1.5 Tbs Khoya or Freshly made Paneer (grated)
• 1 Tbs Ghee / Butter
• 2 Cardamom pods ( crushed )
• A few chopped Pistachios 

Method:

1. Heat the ghee in a wide pan . Add grated carrots and fry for about 5 mins . To it add the milk and bring to a boil . Simmer and cook until the carrots are tender and milk is reduced to half . Keep stirring from time to time 
2. Add the sugar , crushed cardamom pods and khoya and cook until all milk is absorbed and the carrots come together to a thick mixture 
3. Serve warm with a sprinkling of chopped pistachios