Gajar Ka Halwa

Belated Eid Greetings to all out here...

I was on a short vacation this Eid and so couldn't wish you fellow bloggers and rest of the readers out here. Just reached home 2 hrs before and I'm feeling so bored that jumped into see what you guys are doing here.. It was  so much fun there in Muscat,Oman with my sister,  uncles, their family and many more!! Eid Lunch was, as usual, arranged at my uncle's restaurant with his entire staffs ; but this time he made it lot more interesting with Dessert contest which we ladies enjoyed to the core. I did take part and made Cheesecake with Blueberry Topping which got appreciated a lot.. I've pointed out some delicious recipes over there which you can expect anytime here..

Ingredients:

Ghee 2 tbsp
Carrot 1/2 kg
Milk 1 cup
Condensed milk 1/2 tin
Sugar 1/2 cup
***Mawa (optional or you can use milk powder instead of that)
Cardamom powder
Nuts for serving (Almonds, pistachios,cashews etc.)

Method:

1. Grate the carrots.

2. Heat 2 tbsp of Ghee in a non-stick deep bottomed pan and saute carrots for a while in high heat. 1 or 2 minutes is enough.

3. Now add the milk ,cover the lid and cook till done or till the milk disappears from the pan; but not too dry. If you are adding milk powder instead of mawa, add it along with the milk .

4. Add condensed milk to it. Now raise the flame to medium-high and let the moisture or water disappear again. Saute in between and make sure that it doesn't get burnt..

5. Add sugar and grated mawa at this stage..Keep on stirring in high flame till the moisture dries out. Add cardamom powder  just before you switch off the flame.

6.Garnish with fried cashews,raisins,almonds or pistachios. or what about having it with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream?? It sounds wonderful, doesn't it??

...*** Mawa can also be prepared instantly by making a dough using water and milk powder (just like chappathi dough;but sticky) which is wrapped in a muslin cloth and then steamed for about 15- 20 minutes.