Gajar Ka Halwa

Ingredients :

Carrots - 6 (grated finely)

Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Khoya - 3 tsp 
Almonds - 1/8 cup (chopped)
Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
Ghee - 1/4 cup (clarified butter)
Raisins - 1 tsp
Pistachios - 1 teaspoon

Method:

1. Cook the carrots in the milk in a pressure pan on a low flame. 
2. When carrots are cooked, take them out and drain any excess milk.
3. Roast the mava slightly on a little ghee on low flame.

4. Take a kadhai , put the ghee and add the cooked carrots and mava to it.

5. Stir for a while.
6. Add the sugar and mix well until the carrot paste loses the milky texture and later turns into golden brown color.Make sure sugar has totally dissolved.
7. Add the cardamom powder.
8. Mix well.
9. Decorate with raisins and the almonds.

Tips:

1. Dates could also be added to the carrots to make the halwa. (Dates-Gajar halwa)
2. Halwa tastes best when served warm.
3. Try to use carrots which are red in colour, not the usual orangish-reddish  ones available in the market.

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Muskmelon Milkshake with Rose and Strawberry syrup !

 Ingredients:


1. Musk Melon – 1 small sized (cut in small pieces)

2. Sugar – 2 Tbsp

3. Milk – 1 glass

4. 1 teaspoon Rose Syrup

5. 1 teaspoon Strawberry Syrup

6. Cherries

Method:

1. Peel the outer skin of the Musk melon and cut it into pieces. Add Sugar to the cut fruits and grind them in a mixer grinder until a smooth paste is obtained.


2. Add chilled milk and mix well.

3. Take a glass goblet.

4. Coat the inner surface of the goblet with the rose syrup and strawberry syrup.
5. Pour out the milkshake into the goblet.

6. The coating on the glass goblet mixes well with the milkshake to give it a beautiful pink-red-cream colour. Decorate with red cherries !


Tip:
 Consume the milkshake immediately because storing it for even more than half an hour makes it bitter.


3.The Musk Melon Milk Shake is now ready to serve.

• Note: Consume the milk shake fresh, immediately after preparation. Storing the Musk Melon shake in refrigerator or elsewhere even for an hour or so will make it to develop a bitter taste.