Carrot Halwa

If anyone asks you which fruit or vegetable are the best for your eyes, the obvious answer which comes to the mind of most of us is "CARROT". Yes, carrot is indeed an amazing vegetable with a huge list of nutritional benefits. It has vitamins like A, C, K and Potassium. It prevents heart diseases, cancer, eye sight problems, diabetes and the list goes on.
People enjoy eating carrots raw. Some also like to have carrot juice or add it in their salads. Carrot Halwa is an amazing desert made from carrot and milk as two major ingredients. This is one of the favorite deserts in all parties and marriages. The dish is amazing for kids because of its nutritional benefits.

Ingredients
Carrot - 3 Large or 6 Medium Sized
Milk - 1 Litre (Whole milk)
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Cardamom - 3- 4
Raisin - 12 - 15 pieces
Cashew - 8-10
Almond - 8-10
Ghee - 3-4 tsp

Method
Grate the carrot and keep aside.

Keep the milk for boiling. Once the milk starts to boil, add the grated carrot in it. Let it boil for 40- 50 mins till the milk thickens. Now add sugar, chopped cashew and raisins.

When milk is further solidified, add powdered cardamom. Add 2-3 Tsp of ghee or oil if required and let it cook till milk condenses completely. Taste it and see if you need more sugar.
Garnish it with chopped almond.

Note: You can eat it warm or cold as per your taste. I like it luke warm but my husband likes it cold! It can also be served luke warm with vanilla ice cream.