Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

Ingredients -

Carrot - 1 kg
Milk - 1/2 kg
Sugar - 1 cup
Mawa - 250 g
Cardamom crushed - 3-4
Cashews chopped - 3 tbsp
Almonds chopped - 3 tbsp
Raisins - 2 tbsp
Coconut grated - 2 tbsp
Clarified butter (pure ghee) - 3 tbsp

 Method -

1. Peel and clean the carrot properly in running water and grate it.
2. Heat a deep frying pan (karahi) with clarified butter and fry grated carrots in it stirring it continuously on a low heat for 10 minutes.
3. Boil milk and pour in the karahi and stir it for few minutes on a medium heat.
4. Cover it and let it cook on a low heat, stirring it occasionally until the milk has evaporated.
5. Put sugar and mix it and let it cook until it is dry, stirring it in between.
6. Add Mawa, all the dry fruits, cardamom and mix all nicely.
7. Fry it for few more minutes and it is ready to serve.
8. Garnish it with dry fruits and serve it hot.