Carrot Halwa

Recipe Rating:	7 Ratings5
Categories:	Other Desserts, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy
Collections:	Summer Desserts!
Keywords:	easy, for, Kids
Serves:	2-4
Prep Time:	5 Min
Cook Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

1 c	carrots, grated
1 c	milk, low-fat
2 Tbsp	sweetened condensed milk
4 Tbsp	white sugar
6	cashews
6	raisins (optional)
	cardamom/ saffron (optional)
2 Tbsp	butter

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Preethi Raghav

Well Seasoned

Chennai, India

justmyid

Member Since Feb 2012

Preethi's Notes:

A traditional Indian sweet...passed down through generations...

I still remember the day like yesterday when my paternal aunt made this sweet for my farewell party

Even now, reminiscing that day, the taste of butter and carrots, so well-balanced, makes my mouth water

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Yum, yum, yum! What a sweet surprise this was! I may add a few more cashews next time because they were so darn good.

Directions

Take a microwavable bowl, add the cup of milk and grated carrot and mix them together. Microwave the mixture on high for about 2-3 mins, one min at a time to avoid overflows.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan, add butter and melt it. Let the butter turn a tinge of golden brown and then fry the cashews and raisins in it.

Now add the carrot and milk mixture to the saucepan, add the condensed milk and sugar. Keep mixing all the ingredients till carrot gets completely cooked and the mixture condenses to form a thick sweet. (for about 20-25 mins depending on your range, stirring occasionally, keeping the heat on medium alternating with low-medium )

MOST IMPORTANT: Indian delicacies are like delicate cute babies...never leave them alone :)

Now turn off the heat and stir in a couple of saffron or cardamom pieces. You can garnish the sweet with couple of cashews or rainsins or just decorate it with sliced almonds.

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Preethi Raghav justmyid

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Shelia Senghas earthbaker

Feb 27, 2012

Big WOW for your 2nd recipe! Pree this looks and sounds absolutely delicious. I have all the ingredients except saffron. I do have cardamom so I will try the recipe using that. I live way out in the country and the nearest town where I could find saffron is 75 miles away. I have used both of these spices in recipe's in the past. I will also have to finely chop the cashews in my food processor because my mother, who lives with me, cannot chew nuts. If I do that, will the recipe still be true to itself.

I am so happy that this recipe takes you to those wonderful memories with your family. Thank you for sharing your recipe and I will be trying it soon.

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SK Hunter skhunter51

Feb 27, 2012

This sounds really different...I will be trying this when I return from vacation. Thanks for Posting!

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Preethi Raghav justmyid

Feb 27, 2012

Dear Shelia,

I am so overwhelmed with your very sweet and quick responses :)

Yes! you may grind the cashews...it would not affect the taste much and yes! Garnishing with cardamom is a big yes to any Indian sweet :)

Please do try this out and let me know if your mom also liked it :)

Dear Susan,

Thank you so much for sharing my recipe! Please try it out and let me know your feedback :)

Love,

Pree aka Vasu

nellie rickey jus4nan

Feb 28, 2012

pree..you are like a breath of fresh air lol love carrots must try this

deb baldwin messinthekitchen

Feb 28, 2012

This just sounds wonderful..a save for me! I hope that I will be able to make this some day!

Preethi Raghav justmyid

Feb 28, 2012

I am pretty excited that all of you are loving my recipes :)

But you know, I will get the real thrills...when you all try them out and let me know how exotic they were :)

Please do try them out and I am going to be posting at least one recipe a week :)

Love from my Indian Kitchen

Trudy Getler tagbs

Feb 28, 2012

Hi Pree and thank you for sharing this family recipe. I'm also excited about trying this, it sounds delicious! What is this traditionally served with?

Preethi Raghav justmyid

Feb 28, 2012

It is a sweet...dessert...am glad you asked me this..

Interestingly you can top a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a tablespoon of this sweet...If you are indeed a carrot lover, you would get goosebumps with this amazing combination :)

Trudy Getler tagbs