C IS FOR CARROT HALVA
Carrot is such a versatile vegetable. Carrot cake, Carrot pickle, Carrot rice, Carrot juice....... so many options and all completely different from the other. Crunchy and healthy or soft and smooth once cooked.
One such delicious dish that can be made from this yummy versatile vegie is Carrot Halva. A sweet dish that can be served warm or cold. With cream or custard or alone.... With nuts and dried fruit or without. See what a versatile vegie this humble carrot is!!!!
WHAT YOU NEED:
2 cups of grated carrot
2 cups of your choice of milk (soy, skimmed, rice, almond etc)
3 tbs of ghee
Sugar to your liking... aprox 1/4 cup but feel free to add more or less
6 cardomon pods (again you can add more or less to your liking)
Fried cashews, raisins, sultanas etc your choice and as much or as little as you like.
WHAT YOU DO:
1. In a large pan heat the milk.
2. As the milk is heating add the ghee to a pan and melt then add the grated carrot and fry for 3 to 5 mins.
3. Add the milk to the fried carrots and keep stirring over low to med heat till the milk is almost fully absorbed.
4. Now add the cardomon and sugar (ajusting amount of sugar to suit).
5. Keep stirring over low heat till throughly combined and suagr has melted into carrot/milk mix.
6. Now add the dried fruit and nuts and stir to evenly distribute.
Enjoy yummy carrot halva
