Hey everyone, it's Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, pumpkin and carrot halwa. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa is something that I've loved my entire life. They're fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pumpkin and carrot halwa using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa:

1. {Get 2 Tbsp of ghee.
2. {Make ready 3 of medium carrots.
3. {Make ready 500 g of yellow pumpkin.
4. {Take 300 ml of whole milk.
5. {Prepare 150 g of khoya (I use Milky Mist brand khoya. If you have no access to khoya, try preparing with the addition of half a cup of milk powder.).
6. {Get 1/2 cup of sugar.
7. {Prepare few strands of saffron.
8. {Make ready 4 of green cardamom pods (seeds removed and powdered).
9. {Get of ****.
10. {Get of For Garnish:.
11. {Make ready 1 Tbsp of ghee.
12. {Make ready 10-12 of cashew nuts.
13. {Prepare 12-15 of raisins.

Instructions to make Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa:

1. Peel the carrots. Scoop out the seeds and membranes from the pumpkin and peel it. Using a food processor or a manual grater, grate or finely chop the pumpkin and carrot..
2. Use a heavy bottomed pressure pan to prepare the halwa. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in pressure pan. Add the grated pumpkin and carrot. Saute on medium flame for 5 minutes. (A pressure pan is nothing but a wider, shorter, pressure cooker, used to cook curries / dals / vegetables very quickly).
3. Add the milk, give it a stir. Cover the pressure pan with its lid, along with the whistle. Cook for 3 whistles and on sim for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame and allow the pressure pan to cool..
4. Open when cool. Add the grated khoya and sugar, along with saffron strands dissolved in 1 tsp milk. On a low flame, allow to simmer until most of the milk has solidified and halva is dry. At this stage add the powdered green cardamom seeds, stir well to mix. Remove this into a bowl..
5. In a small saucepan, heat 1 tbsp ghee. Fry the cashewnuts until golden brown, drain and keep aside. Fry the raisins until puffed up. Transfer both the cashews and raisins over the Halwa..
6. Serve chilled or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or as a filling in tartlets..

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