Carrot Halwa

Cook, eat and celebrate your own connections with trees: Almonds, Pistachios.

Ingredients

- 2lb carrots, grated

- 2 ½ cups milk

- 1 cup sugar

- 4 tbsp ghee

- ½ blanched almonds, halved

- ¼ cup pistachios, halved

- 1 tsp ground cardamom

- 1 cup khoya ( milk powder)

Instructions:

• Place the carrots and milk in a heavy based pan and bring to the boil, over a high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until all the milk has been absorbed, stirring occasionally.

• Add the sugar and continue to simmer until the liquid has been absorbed.

• Pour in the ghee and cook gently for 10 minutes.

• Stir in the nuts, khoya and cardamom. Simmer for 5 minutes.

• Serve hot or cold.

Recipe written by members of the Awaz Utaoh Group