CARROT BURFI SWEET....CARROT KESARI - easy dessert recipe

CARROT BURFI SWEET / CARROT KESARI

                          Carrot burfi is a classic Indian dessert made with carrot and milk. Carrots are the most flexible vegetable suitable for making desserts.  Carrot burfi and carrot halwa, both are equally delicious and made with almost the same recipe.   Burfi  / malabar kesari can be made with almost all types of vegetables n fruits.  This dessert is perfect for all occasions and both adults, kids enjoy its divine taste equally. Here am sharing the simplest way of preparing carrot burfi at home and enjoy with all the goodness of carrot.

INGREDIENTS

Carrots                           -finely grated (2 cups)
Desiccated coconut       - 1 cup
Sugar                             - 5 tbsp
Milk                               - 1 cup
Cardamom powder       - a pinch
Nuts
Ghee

PREPARATION

• Heat a pan and toss the desiccated coconut in a very low flame for 2 minutes.
• Then either you can prepare a thick carrot pulp by grinding grated carrot without adding water.
• Or can add the grated carrot to the fried coconut mixture along with sugar, milk, ghee and cardamom powder.
• Stir continuously.
• Add nuts and almonds and mix well.
• Let the carrot cook in a medium flame.
• When the moisture content gets evaporated, again add 1 tbsp ghee to it and stir slowly until it starts to leave from the sides of the pan.
• Transfer it to a greased plate and cut into desired shapes once cooled.
• Chill and serve for best result.