Carrot Halwa / Gajar ka Halwa

It is Navratri time and with the leaves changing their colors and winter around the corner, I couldn't resist making some nice warm carrot halwa. 

Prep Time - 20 mins
Cooking time - 40 mins

Ingredients :

Carrot -  5 cups, grated,
Milk - 3 cups approx
Paneer - 1/2 cup, roughly grated
Dry fruits ( almonds, cashews and raisins) - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1-2 tsp
Sugar - 1 cup [ or as per taste ]
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Procedure :

In a big wok , melt the butter ( on medium heat ) .  Add in the dry fruits and stir till the raisins puff up. [ do not worry about frying the almonds and cashews as it will get cooked later ]

Now add in the carrot and mix . Add in the milk and cook till the carrots gets cooked and the milk is fully absorbed. [ Alternatively you could also cook in a pressure cooker to cook the carrots faster ]
At this point add in the sugar and again cook till the butter starts to ooze out of the carrot.

Add in the paneer and stir. Sprinkle cardamom powder. Mix and serve warm.