firstly, peel the skin of carrot and grate finely. keep aside. traditionally, delhi carrot is used to prepare halwa.
in a large kadai heat ¼ cup ghee and fry 10 cashew, 10 almonds.
fry until it turns golden brown. keep aside.
in the same ghee add grated carrot and saute well.
saute for 5 minutes or until it changes colour slightly.
now pour 3 cup milk and give a good stir.
boil for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
continue to boil until the carrots are cooked well and milk reduces.
once the milk thickens completely, add ¾ cup sugar.
mix well and cook until the sugar dissolves and thickens.
cook until the halwa thickens and ghee releases from sides.
now turn off the flame and ½ cup khoya, ¼ tsp cardamom powder and fried nuts.
mix well making sure everything is well combined.
finally, enjoy gajar ka halwa or carrot halwa chilled or warm.