KAILASA's Sattvic Cooking
8.6 HALWA - CARROT
8.7 KHEER - ALMOND & CARROT
INGREDIENTS
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- 8 cups Carrots, grated
- 4 cups Milk
- 2 cups Sugar
- 2-3 strands Saffron or ½ tsp Cardamom powder for flavoring
- ¼ cup Almonds or Cashew nuts, roasted
- 1) Heat ghee and fry carrots.
- 2) Add milk and cook carrots until very soft.
- 3) Add sugar, and then simmer until sugar dissolves and the syrup thickens.
- 4) Add saffron or cardamom powder.
- 5) Garnish with almonds or cashew nuts.
- 6) Serve hot or cold.
INGREDIENTS
| ½ cup | Almonds, soaked and peeled |
|---|---|
| 1 ½ cup | Carrots, cut and boiled |
| 1 cup | Sugar |
| 6 cups | Milk |
| 2 | Cardamom |
| 2 tbsp | Ghee |
| 5-6 strands Saffron | |
| 2 tbsp | Cashew nuts, chopped |
- 1) Grind almonds into a paste.
- 2) Add carrots and grind again.
- 3) Put into a thick bottomed vessel and add sugar.
- 4) Stir constantly on low heat and bring to a boil.
- 5) Add milk, continue to stir and bring to another boil.
- 6) Add cardamom, 1 tbsp ghee and saffron strands.
- 7) Stir for one more minute, and then remove from the heat.
- 8) In another pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast cashew nuts.
- 9) Stir into the kheer.