You'll love this luscious Gajar ka Halwa, a rich South Asian carrot pudding where carrots are simmered to perfection in milk, sugar, and butter/ghee for a melt-in-your-mouth treat.
Prepare the carrots: Peel and wash Carrots. Grate the carrots using a hand grater or food processor.
In a medium sized pot, add the milk and carrots. Cook on low heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
Cook for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, until the milk has mostly evaporated.
Increase heat to medium, add add butter/ghee, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well to combine. Adjust sugar to your liking at this point.
Add the orange food color here, if using. (see notes)
Continue to mix, on medium heat, until all the liquids have evaporated.
Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Garnish with nuts, and serve warm.
Notes
Depending on the time of the year and carrots you use, you may not see a deep orange color in your halwa. You can add some food coloring at the end of the cooking process to get that deep color.
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