Carrot Halwa

Serves: to serve 8

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Ready In: 25 mins

8-10 medium - carrots

8 - cashew nuts

8 - fresh almonds

16 - raisins

3 tablespoons - ghee (clarified butter or drawn butter)

7 fl oz - milk

¼ teaspoon - green cardamom powder

7 oz - caster sugar (superfine sugar)

Wash, peel and grate the carrots and chop the cashew nuts. Soak the almonds in half a cup of hot water for five minutes then cool, peel and slice the nuts and keep them for garnishing. Wash the raisins and pat them dry.
In a deep thick-bottomed pan, add the ghee then add the grated carrots and sauté for five minutes. Once the carrot shrinks add the milk and green cardamom powder and cook on medium heat for 5-6 minutes until the milk evaporates and the carrots are cooked.
Add the sugar and cook, stirring all the time, for 2-3 minutes or until the sugar melts and mixes well. Garnish with the cashew nuts and almonds and serve either hot or cold... either way, it's quite delicious!