Gajar ka halwa

During winters,we make gajar ka halwa often.it's a popular sweet dish made in north India during winters.This traditional carrot halwa recipe uses just milk,ghee,sugar and carrot to make halwa atleast once try it.

Ingredients
1) 8 to 9 medium size juicy carrots.
2) 4 cups milk.
3) 4 tbsp ghee.
4) 10 to 12 tbsp regular sugar add as required.
5) 5 to 6 green cardamon powder(choti elaichi).
6) 10 to 12 whole cashews chopped.
7) 10 to 12 almonds sliced or chopped.
8) 1 pinch saffron strands(kesar).

Preparation for carrot halwa
1) first rinse, peel, and then grate the carrots 8 to 9 medium sized juicy carrots either with hand held grater or in a food processor.
2) you need 4 to 4:5 cups grated carrots.

Making of gajar ka halwa
1) In a kadai combine milk and grated carrots.
2) On a low medium flame bring the whole mixture to a boil.
3) while mixture is boiling on low flame, keep in stirring in between.
4) The grated carrots will cook in the milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.
5) When the milk has 75 percent reduced add the ghee, sugar, and elaichi powder to the mixture.
6) Do keep stirring the gajar ka halwa in between.
7) Towards the end, add the cashews,almonds ,saffron boil gajar ka halwa till all milk is evaporated switch  the burner.
8) Serve gajar ka halwa hot,warm or you can serve it cold garnish with some chopped dry fruits while serving.