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Ingredients

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	1 1/2 liters milk
	5-7 tbsp ghee
	2 tbsp raisins
	2 tbsp dates (chopped)
	1 kg carrots
	8 green cardamoms
	5-7 tbsp sugar
	1 tbsp almonds(shredded)
	1 tbsp walnuts
	1 tbsp cashew nuts

Gajar Ka Halwa

Name: Gajar Ka Halwa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients: liters milk: 1 1/2; tbsp ghee: 5-7; tbsp raisins: 2; tbsp dates (chopped): 2; kg carrots: 1; green cardamoms: 8; tbsp sugar: 5-7; tbsp almonds(shredded): 1; tbsp walnuts: 1; tbsp cashew nuts: 1

Features:

Cuisine:

Indian

1 hr
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

1 1/2 liters milk
5-7 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp dates (chopped)
1 kg carrots
8 green cardamoms
5-7 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp almonds(shredded)
1 tbsp walnuts
1 tbsp cashew nuts

How to make Gajar Ka Halwa

Begin by washing, peeling and grating the carrots.
In a pot, pour milk, grated carrots with cardamom. Bring the milk to boil and simmer it onreduced flame until the liquid evaporates. This takes approximately10-15 minutes. Set aside.
In a heavy pan, heat ghee and add the carrot mix. Stir for a few minutes and cover. Leave it to cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes.
Remove the lid, add sugar and stir some more. Leave it to cook for 10-15 minutesor until the carrots change color too deep dark red.
Garnish with raisins, dates, walnuts, cashew nuts, and almonds.
Serve hot or cold!

Trivia:

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The first nation thought to have cultivatedcarrots was Afghanistan. It then spread to other parts of the world.
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88% of a carrot is water.
While the most widelyavailablecolors of carrots are orange and red. This vegetable can also be found in white, purple, and yellow.
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