Gajar ka halwa - Carrot halva

Cooking time: 10 min. / 1 hod. 10 min.Difficulty: easy

Recipes → India

Thanks to regular visits of Czech vegetarian restaurants my idea of halva was, that it is loads of soft bits in a pudding. How surprised I was in India, when I found it in so many textures, shapes, flavors ...... Then I learnt, that halva means a sweet stuff. The truth is, all of them were really very sweet, except the carrot one. Of course, in case you love it sweet, you can add as much sugar as you like ;)

Process

Bring milk to a boil. Cook on a small flame uncovered till it gets thicker, meaning that about 1/4 evaporates. Stir regularly. The process will take shorter time if you use low and wide pot.

Add carrot and cook on a low heat about 40 minutes uncovered, till all milk evaporates. Stir very frequently. Just before the end, add sugar, mix well, cook few more minutes.

Create a mound of it and garnish with cashew nuts and raisins. 

Serve in a room temperature as it is or with yoghurt.