Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredients
8 to 9 medium tender juicy grated carrots
500 mL half and half cream
1 stick butter(1/4 cup)
10 to 12 tbsp sugar or as required
20-25 whole cashews/kaju
5 to 6 green cardamomor about ⅓ tsp cardamom powder
Handful of golden raisins
Handful of almonds
Handful of pistachio
Handful of walnuts
Method
rinse, peel and grate the carrots.
in a kadai or deep thick bottomed pan combine cream and grated carrots.
on a low to medium flame, bring the whole mixture to a boil and then allow it to simmer.
while the mixture is simmering on a low flame, keep on stirring in between.
the grated carrots will cook in the cream and will start to reduce and evaporate.
when the milk has almost reduced, add the butter, sugar and powdered cardamom to the mixture.
stir well and continue to simmer and cook on a low flame.
do keep on stirring the gajar halwa in between.
towards the end, add the cashews, almonds, pistachio and raisins and simmer till all the milk is evaporated. switch off the burner.
serve gajar halwa hot, warm or you can also serve it cold.