Saturday 1 March 2014

Recipe of Gajar ka Halwa


Ingredients
Carrots8-10 medium
Cashewnuts5-6
Almonds5-6
Raisins10-15
Pure ghee3 tablespoons
Milk2 cups
Green cardamom powder1/4 teaspoon
Mawa (khoya)1 cup
Sugar3/4 cup
Silver warq1 sheet
Method
Peel, wash and grate carrots. Chop cashewnuts. Blanch almonds in half a cup of hot water for five minutes. Drain, cool, peel and slice them. Wash raisins and pat them dry. Heat pure ghee in a thick-bottomed pan, add grated carrots and sauté for five minutes. Add milk, green cardamom powder and cook on medium heat for five to six minutes or until the milk evaporates and the carrots are cooked. Stir in the grated khoya and sugar and cook for two to three minutes or till the sugar melts and mixes well, stirring continuously. Continue to cook for two minutes more. Garnish with chopped cashewnuts, sliced almonds and raisins. Decorate with silver warq. Serve hot or at room temperature.

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