Gaajar Halwa

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

Ingredients:

500 gms carrots ( preferably the red variety)
2 tbsp homemade ghee
1/2 ltr milk
200 gms( 1 cup) sugar
1 cup water
2 tbsp khoya ( dried condensed milk)


Garnish:

10 almonds, blanched and sliced

Method:

- Wash, peel and grate carrots. 

- Heat ghee in a pan and fry carrots till the color changes. 

- Add milk and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, till milk is absorbed. 

- Make a single-thread syrup of sugar and water. 

- Add carrot mixture and cook on low heat, stirring constantly till it reaches a thick porridge like consistency.
- Continue frying till mixture comes away from sides of pan.

- Add khoya and cook,stirring well, for a further 2 minutes.

- Remove from heat, garnish with sliced almonds and serve hot.