Carrot Halwa

Recipe Ingredients:

55 gm butter/ghee

25 gm flaked almonds

25 gm cashew nuts

25 gm seedless raisins

450 gm grated carrot

600 ml full-fat milk

125 gm sugar

1/2 tbsp freshly grounded cardamom seeds

1/2 tbsp freshly grated nutmeg

50 ml double cream

How to Prepare:

Melt ghee/butter in heavy-based saucepan over a low heat. Add almonds and cashew nuts and cook stirring, untill lightly browned. Remove a dessert spoon of nuts and reserve.

Add raisins, grated carrot, milk and sugar to the saucepan, increase the heat to medium and bring the milk to boiling point. Continue to cook over a low-medium heat for 15-20 minutes, untill the milk evaporates completely, stirring frequently, and scraping the sides of the saucepan.

Stir in cardamom powder, nutmeg and cream. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly. Serve with whipped double cream or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle over the reserved nuts to decorate.