Rich Indian Carrot Pudding/Gajar Ka Halwa

               Aahhhhhh! !!   This is what comes out when you see this tempting mouth watering dessert, laden with dry fruits, ghee and cardamom.

                  I assume that all Indians take the first helping of this incredibly delicious dessert when they are kids. It's kind of synonymous with a 'Traditional Punjabi Dessert' . It's even called by another name....'GAJRELA '.

           
          Grated carrots when cooked with milk ,sugar and dry fruits gives a beautiful red colored dessert which is truly lip smacking.

     This heavenly dessert is a blessing in winters .Though there are so many methods to prepare it, I usually take  a longer route since the outcome is just 'Out of the world.  

                                 Ingredients :
1 kg Red carrots (grated)
1 litre Milk
250 gms Sugar
3 ladles Ghee (show your generosity here...😉😉)
2  tsp. Cardamom Powder
 A handful of slivered almonds or mixed nuts

               
                                 Directions :
1 :Boil milk in a thick bottomed vessel.
2 : Add grated carrots in it.
3 : Add cardamom powder to it.
4 : Keep on stirring it on medium flame till it half in quantity.
5 : Add Sugar and mix it properly.
6 : Cook it further till it reduces to 1/3rd of the quantity.
7: Add ghee and chopped dry fruit and cook it till it leaves ghee and is nice red in color.
8 : Sprinkle some more chopped dry fruit over it and serve.

A beautiful picture by a beautiful person, Deeba Rajpal who tried my recipe with a few changes....Thank you so much ma'am for giving it a shot.

Deeba Rajpal @passionateaboutebaking.com