Microwave Gajar (carrot) Ka Halwa

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons powdered milk
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 5 -6 cashews
• 5 -6 almonds
• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder

Recipe

• 1 note: my microwave sets to 900w at p100 (100% power), so the cooking duration may vary with yours. please use the recipe as a guideline and work out the cooking time as per your mw.
• 2 in a microwave-safe bowl, heat the ghee at p100 for 45 seconds.
• 3 add the grated carrots, stir and mix and microwave it again at p100 for 5-6 minutes.
• 4 add milk, sugar and milk powder to it. stir and microwave it on p100 for 12 minutes. stir the mixture every 2-3 minutes. keep eye on it.
• 5 add dryfruits in halwa, cover it with lid having some hole (i used the same container that i got with my microwave). microwave on p60 for another 12 minutes till the carrot is completely cooked and the milk has been absorbed by the carrot.
• 6 sprinkle the cardamom powder.stir lightly and microwave at p100 for 2 minutes, this time without the cling film. allow to stand for 5 minutes.
• 7 serve hot.
• 8 tips:.
• 9 you can use khoya instead of milk powder.
• 10 if you want low fat, use skim-milk powder and low fat milk.
• 11 for diabetic people, use low-fat products, with sugar-free powder.
• 12 tastes best with the serving of vanilla ice-cream.