Gajar ka halwa (carrot halwa)

Name: Gajar ka halwa (carrot halwa)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 3 kg red carrots; 3 kg full-fat milk; 250 g khoya; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon desi ghee; 1/2 cup raisins, soaked; 4 tablespoons almonds

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Main Dish

Very Easy

45 min

Ingredients

3 kg red carrots
3 kg full-fat milk
250 g khoya
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon desi ghee
1/2 cup raisins, soaked
4 tablespoons almonds

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time30 min

Wash, scrape and grate carrots. Discard cores. Cook grated carrots over medium heat in a heavy bottomed pan.
In another, large heavy-bottomed pan, boil milk and reduce heat to a simmer. When grated carrots are reduced in bulk and most of their juice has evaporated, stir into simmering milk.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for about an hour or until the mixture is a coarse paste. Grate khoya and add to carrotmilk mixture. Cook on low heat until slightly browned. Add sugar and stir until well mixed.
Remove from heat when the halwa starts sticking to the bottom of the pan. Drain raisins and stir into halwa when cool.
Freeze in appropriately sized portions in freezer-grade polythene bags. Heat just before serving; top with almonds fried in desi ghee until crisp.