Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa is one of the most popular Indian dessert for any occasion. Friends, just make a note that there are various varieties of carrot and only red carrot's are most preferred choice for making carrot halwa. Let's directly jump into the making process.  

Carrot Halwa

 Ingredients: Serve - 6 

• Fresh carrot – 1/2 kg
• Milk- 1/4 liter
• Sugar- 1/4 kg
• Ghee- 10tbspn
• Cashew nuts - 15
• Kishmish – 10
• Badam - 8
• Cardamom powder – 1tspn

The following picture shows the step by step process for Carrot Halwa:

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Method:

1. First wash, peel and grate the carrot.
2. Take a wide-mouthed vessel, heat 5tbspn ghee in medium flame.
3. Add grated carrot and stir continuously for few minutes until raw smell leaves. i.e. you will be able to smell some sweet favor from carrot. This process takes around 10 minutes.(figure 1 & 2)
4. Add milk and mix well. (figure3)
5. Now close with lid and cook for 10 to 15 minutes in medium flame. On frequent intervals open the lid & stir the mixture well so that scorching can be prevented. (figure 4)
6. Open the lid and continue stir until milk is completely evaporated in carrot. 
7. Once the milk is completely evaporated then reduce the flame to low. Add sugar and mix well.(figure 5 )
8. Once sugar is added, the mixture tends to liquefy. cook until mixture gets thick. This will take around 10 minutes.(figure 6)
9. Mean while take a pan, heat 5tspn ghee add cashews, kishmish, roast until its color changes to golden and switch off the flame. (figure 7)
10. After the carrot mixture gets thick in step 8, then add roasted cashews, kishmish along with ghee. Add cardamom powder and mix them well.(figure 8)
11. Garnish with badam slices and transfer into the bowl.(figure 9)

Wow !! Yummy Carrot Halwa is ready to Serve !

Additional Tips:-

• In step2, taking of wide-mouthed vessel so that carrot get cooked fast and uniform. This way you can save gas, time and energy.

Chicken Pakoda

Chicken Pakoda does not need much introduction. This deliciously crunchy recipy is very easy to prepare. It just takes hardly 15 minutes.

Chicken Pakoda

Ingredients: Serve - 2

• Chicken – 1/2kg
• Oil – for deep frying
• Gram flour – 3tspn
• Corn four -1tspn
• Onion – 1 (medium size)
• Green chilly  - 2
• Curry leaves – as required
• Coriander leaves – as required
• Salt – 1tspn(adjust to taste)
• Red chilly powder – 1/2tspn
• Turmeric powder – 1/4tspn
• Ginger- garlic paste – 1/2tspn

The following picture shows the step by step process for Chicken Pakoda:

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Method:

1. Clean the chicken and cut into small pieces. (figure 1)
2. Take a bowl, add chicken pieces, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, salt, green chilly pieces, sliced onion pieces, corn flour, gram flour, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves and mix well. (figure 2 & 3)
3. Heat oil in medium flame for deep frying, add chicken pieces and fry until its color changes to golden brown. (figure 4 & 5)
4. Continue same process for remaining chicken pieces and serve in paper towel to remove excess oil.
5. That’s it, serve in a plate. (figure 6)

Chicken pakoda is ready to serve !

Additional Tips:-

• In step 3, don’t fry the pakoda to dark brown then pakoda taste will get spoiled.